“Seeing ourselves as others see us would probably confirm our worst suspicions about them.”

“Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.”

“Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.”

“It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English — up to fifty words used in correct context — no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.”

“Don’t tell people to act their age. It’s like telling a baby to move out, and if they’re older you’re telling them to “die in a hole.””

“I am not one of those who in expressing opinions confine themselves to facts.”

“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that works.”

“My Grandmother is over eighty and still doesn’t need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle.”

“An expert is a person who avoids small error as he sweeps on to the grand fallacy.”

“The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.”