The Ten Commandments are for lame brains. The first five are solely for the benefit of the priests and the powers that be; the second five are half truths, neither complete nor adequate.
But I contend that the disgusting behavior of many of their alleged ‘holy men’ relieves us of any intellectual obligation to take the stuff seriously. No amount of sanctimonious rationalization can make such behavior anything but pathological.
Death is an old friend; I know him well. I lived with him, ate with him, slept with him; to meet him again does not frighten me death is as necessary as birth, as happy in its own way.
Most women are damn fools and children. But they’ve got more range than we’ve got. The brave ones are braver, the good ones are better – and the vile ones are viler, for that matter.
Never crowd youngsters about their private affairs – sex especially.
History is never surprising after it happens.
Specialisation is for insects!
From my point of view, a great deal of openly expressed piety is insufferable conceit.
You do not truly own anything that you can’t carry in both arms at a dead run.
Abstract knowledge is always useful, sooner or later.
In this complex world, the scientific method, and the consequences of the scientific method are central to everything the human race is doing and to wherever we are going.
The best thing about space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere.
The stars incline, but do not impel.
The Bible is such a gargantuan collection of conflicting values that anyone can prove anything from it.
The meek shall inherit the earth – a 6 foot plot above them.
Never force an idea; you’ll abort it if you do.
He never gave up his search for the Door into Summer.
I believe in my neighbors. I know their faults and I know that their virtues far outweigh their faults.
Luck is a tag given by the mediocre to account for the accomplishments of genius.
I am not going to talk about religious beliefs, but about matters so obvious that it has gone out of style to mention them.