"Many people consider the things which government does for them to be social progress, but they consider the things government does for others as socialism."

"I chose and my word was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken a€” the choosing was not. Just keep moving on..."

"Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies."

"Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open."

"Do not let the body be dragged along by mind nor the mind be dragged along by the body"

"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will."

"The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible."

"Those who seek consolation in existing churches often pay for their peace of mind with a tacit agreement to ignore a great deal of what is known about the way the world works."

"A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes."

"Angels dancing on the head of a pin dissolve into nothingness at the bedside of a dying child."

"The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not."

"I am determined that my children shall be brought up in their father's religion, if they can find out what it is."