In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
To try to be better is to be better.
To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.
If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is "thank you," that would suffice.
The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one.
I was as scared as I'd ever been. There was screaming everywhere now, and more bodies on the floor, and the press from behind was as relentless as a bulldozer. It was all I could do to keep on my feet.
Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.