“Public libraries have been a mainstay of my life. They represent an individual's right to acquire knowledge; they are the sinews that bind civilized societies the world over. Without libraries, I would be a pauper, intellectually and spiritually.”

“If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.”

“It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.”

“Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.”

“An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.”

“Very early on in life, I decided the hell with it: material things weren't for me. Christmas would come, and other kids would have all these presents, and it wouldn't bother me a bit.”

“The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.”

“All I can do is play the game the way the cards fall.”

“It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.”

“It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.”

“You have to be eligible for luck to strike and I think that's a matter of education and preparation and character and all the other solid attributes that sometimes people laugh at.”