Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the art of speaking well rather than doing well; but their manners should be of the greatest concern.

There is no such thing as genius, some children are just less damaged than others.

Only the free-wheeling artist-explorer, non-academic, scientist-philosopher, mechanic, economist-poet who has never waited for patron-starting and accrediting of his co-ordinate capabilities holds the prime initiative today.

The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun.

I have spent most of my life unlearning things that were proved not to be true

The earth is like a spaceship that didn't come with an operating manual.