"I guess each of us, at some time, finds one person with whom we are compelled toward absolute honesty, one person whose good opinion of us becomes a substitute for the broader opinion of the world."

"The world is so dreadfully managed, one hardly knows to whom to complain."

"A picture says more than a thousands words, but which words are these?"

"I'm a scientist; nothing shocks me."

"I love surprises and coincidences. I love them even more when I don't pass them off as luck, but rather recognize them as a sign that my life's course is right on track."

"Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem."

"A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action."

"The only comfort comes in thinking about how nice it was to know them, and how nice it was to brush against goodness for a season."

"Hope costs nothing."

"An editor should have a pimp for a brother, so he'd have someone to look up to."

"No human thing is of serious importance."

"Who so neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future."