“I never learned from a man who agreed with me.”

“Harshaw had the arrogant humility of the man who has learned so much that he is aware of his own ignorance and he saw no point in 'measurements' when he did not know what he was measuring.”

“The capacity of humans to believe in what seems to me highly improbable- from table tapping to the superiority of their children- has never been plumbed.”

“...more than six people cannot agree on anything, three is better and one is perfect for a job that one can do. This is why parliamentary bodies all through history, when they accomplished anything, owed it to a few strong men who dominated the rest.”

“...a book need never die and should not be killed; books were the immortal part of man.”

“Have you ever known me to be rude to a lady?" "I have seen you be intentionally rude to a woman. I have never seen you be rude to a lady.”

“Courage is the complement of fear. A man who is fearless cannot be courageous. [He is also a fool.]”