“The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible.”

“The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one’s time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all.”

“Good-bye. I am leaving because I am bored.”

“It is a curious thing… that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste.”

“New York now leads the world’s great cities in the number of people around whom you shouldn’t make a sudden move.”

“A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won’t cross the street to vote in a national election.”

“A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won’t cross the street to vote in a national election.”

“Discretion is not the better part of biography.”

“If I knew I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself.”

“I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy.”