I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.
All War Departments are now Defense Departments. This is all part of the doubletalk of our time. The aggressor is always on the other side.
We already know enough to begin to cope with all the major problems that are now threatening human life and much of the rest of life on earth. Our crisis is not a crisis of information; it is a crisis of decision of policy and action.
[Attributing the origin of life to spontaneous generation. ] However improbable we regard this event, it will almost certainly happen at least once. . . . The time. . . is of the order of two billion years. . . . Given so much time, the "impossible" becomes possible, the possible probable, and the probable virtually certain. One only has to wait: time itself performs the miracles.
The great questions are those an intelligent child asks and, getting no answers, stops asking.
Since we have had a history, men have pursued an ideal of immortality.
So-called defense now absorbs sixty per cent of the national budget, and about twelve per cent of the Gross National Product.
Derek Jeter has been a great representative of what the Yankees have stood for over the years. He has been a team player who has only cared about winning. He has also been a fine example both on and off the field over his long tenure as a Yankee. It has been a real pleasure to manage him and play alongside him.
I believe in person to person. Every person is Christ to me, and since there is only one Jesus, that person is the one person in the world at that moment.
There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society has been enormous. Some of them are not known even in their own countries, but when you come across them you are very impressed. Those are heroes or heroines we must never forget. Because of their service to society, you can't really help but admire them.
The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight.