“The best computer is a man, and it’s the only one that can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.”

“Our sun is one of a 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies populating the universe. It would be the height of presumption to think that we are the only living thing in that enormous immensity.”

“It [the rocket] will free man from his remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet. It will open to him the gates of heaven.”

“We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.”

“One good test is worth a thousand expert opinions.”

“Crash programs fail because they are based on the theory that, with nine women pregnant, you can get a baby a month.”

“You can’t have a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant. ”