"Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!"

"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything."

"Disgust with dirt can be so great that it prevents us from cleaning ourselves - from 'justifying' ourselves."

"One must still have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star."

"One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which it was conveyed."

"When you stare into the abyss the abyss stares back at you."

"'Do you consider yourself a disciplined guy? Do you get up every day and `go to work'?' 'Well, yeah. I try to get up every day.'"

"Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night."

"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear."

"The secret of success is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes."

"People everywhere have the same needs and values. They need a place to live and a job. Beyond that, they may need to sell stuff or get a mate."

"I don't want my life to imitate art, I want my life to be art."