"The final test of Afro-American studies will be the extent to which they rid the minds of whites and blacks alike of false learning, and the extent to which they promote for blacks and whites alike a completely rewarding participation in American life."

“Both Newton and Darwin were driven by the data and were forced to recognize that they couldn't explain everything. It may be a characteristic of great scientists to know what to accept and what to leave out.”

Source : Lewis Wolpert (1998). “The Unnatural Nature of Science”, p.72, Harvard University Press

“Everyone’s chest is a living room wall with awkwardly placed photographs hiding fist-shaped holes.”

“I not going to focus on what I have done in the past what I stand for, what I articulate to the American people. The American people will judge me on what I am saying and what I have done in the last 12 years in the Congress.”

“Move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy.”

Source : Song: Smooth Operator, Album: Diamond Life, 1984

“Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing.”

Source : 1965 'Mr Mailer Interviews Himself', in the NewYork Times Book Review,17 Sep.

“I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.”

“September 11 is one of our worst days but it brought out the best in us. It unified us as a country and showed our charitable instincts and reminded us of what we stood for and stand for.”

“By means of the iconic, artists express their view of reality and show their understanding of the structure of reality. They see what they know and bring this into their paintings. ... They always give us more than the facts, more than the eye can see.”