“In a basic sense, the greater the development of each individual the more able, more effective, and less needy of limiting or restricting others she or he will be.”

“The more bullets flying, the less accurate each individual slug has to be.”

“Humor is a developed sense, stemming basically from cruelty. The more primitive a mind, the less selectivity exists. … A man slips on a banana peel and breaks his back. The adult stops laughing at that point, the child does not. And a civilized ego finds embarrassment as acutely distressing as physical pain. A baby, a child, a moron is incapable of practicing empathy. He cannot identify himself with another individual. He is regrettably autistic; his own rules are arbitrary”

“Ignorance is a lot like alcohol: the more you have of it, the less you are able to see its effect on you.”

“The more often he feels without acting, the less he will be able ever to act, and, in the long run, the less he will be able to feel.”

“We need to boost each other to get to the top. It is much more effective than stepping on each other.”