Archived Quotes

I had a very, very interesting childhood,

but, oh my, education was the primary focus in our family.

We cannot despair of humanity,

since we ourselves are human beings.

I've always been attracted to

the more revolutionary changes.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

I love deadlines.

I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

Step with care and great tact,

and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.

Adapt what is useful,

reject what is useless,

and add what is specifically your own.

Knowledge is power.

All happy families are alike;

each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

It behooves every man to remember

that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance,

and that, in the end,

progress is accomplished by the man who does things.

If we desire to avoid insult,

we must be able to repel it;

if we desire to secure peace,

one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity,

it must be known,

that we are at all times ready for War.

There is not enough funding for basic sciences in India.

We have to invest in a big way,

and I am pushing that idea.

Under certain circumstances,

urgent circumstances,

desperate circumstances,

profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.

Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

Be gentle to all

and stern with yourself

I don’t need the world to believe in me;

I believe in myself.

Truth be told,

I never graduated from college.

Should you find a wise critic,

follow them as you would a guide to hidden treasure.

The only source of knowledge is experience.

We’re surrounded.

That simplifies our problem of getting to

these people and killing them.