Nobody knows the age of the human race, but everybody agrees that it is old enough to know better.

One of the advantages of being a captain is being able to ask for advice without necessarily having to take it.

To thine own self be true -; And it must follow as the night the day; Thou canst not be false to any man

...adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.

One form to rule them all, one form to find them, one form to bring them all and in the darkness rewrite the hell out of them

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.

If we are going to stick to this damned quantum-jumping, then I regret that I ever had anything to do with quantum theory.

You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.

For four-fifths of our history, our planet was populated by pond scum.

If you want to know your true opinion of someone, watch the effect produced in you by the first sight of a letter from him.