It is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

It is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and moral needs. Government is not read more

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and moral needs. Government is not a father or mother. Government has never raised a child, and it never will.

What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry combined with a belief that the torture read more

What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry combined with a belief that the torture of millions is not desirable, whether inflicted by Stalin or by a Deity imagined in the likeness of the believer

Humanity needs practical men, who get the most out of their work, and, without forgetting the general good, safeguard their read more

Humanity needs practical men, who get the most out of their work, and, without forgetting the general good, safeguard their own interests. But humanity also needs dreamers, for whom the disinterested development of an enterprise is so captivating that it becomes impossible for them to devote their care to their own material profit.

There is something about jumping a horse over a fence, something that makes you feel good. Perhaps it's the risk, read more

There is something about jumping a horse over a fence, something that makes you feel good. Perhaps it's the risk, the gamble. In any event it's a thing I need.

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they read more

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are, when you don't come home at read more

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are, when you don't come home at night.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or read more

Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep.