"What we need is not so much personal development, as personal replacement: What we need is not so much personal development, but personal substitution."

“Man is an amphibian who lives simultaneously in two worlds-the given and the home-made, the world of matter, life and consciousness and the world of symbols.”

“I'm at my best when I'm exhausted and under pressure.”

“A child who dies from hunger is a murdered child.”

“It's unbelievable, it never gets too old. The biggest goal in my career is winning Grand Slams. I don't have a great record in finals, but I'm getting closer to .500, which is nice.”

“To avail yourself of His certain wisdom, ask of Him whatever questions you have. But do not entreat Him, for that will never be necessary.”

“My son has been known to throw a book at the television set when he called for me to come play and I was obviously busy in the box. But I'm told that children of television performers grow up thinking that all mommies or daddies work on TV and that it's no big deal.”

“As a result of the cold, the machine-guns were no longer able to fire...the result of all this was a panic...The battle worthiness of our infantry is at an end”

“To live strikes me as a metaphysical mistake of matter, a dereliction of inaction.”