The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell.

Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being.

The role of the intelligence - that part of us which affirms and denies and formulates opinions is merely to submit.

Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat.

Get out of your house and go see some live performance, for God's sake. There are people creating things just outside your window.

The easiest thing to find on God's green earth is someone to tell you all the things you cannot do.

As we get rich, the basics of life - food, clothing and shelter - become a very small part of total expenditure. And people have enough money to purchase things that enhance them spiritually, and I mean the word 'spiritual' not necessarily in a religious sense but in the sense that it adds to your feeling of well-being.

In my experience, many Americans think of religion as important and want to do whatever they can to support it. But if you ask them what they themselves believe, you'll find they're very uncertain about their religious beliefs. They don't actually accept the theology of their official church.