Quotes
This used to be “Some of my favorite quotes”. But the list is becoming longer and longer, and “some” is no longer the right word for it. Hence: a collection of my favorite quotes, in no particular order.
(Several quotes about religion and atheism were taken from the Positive Atheism's Big List of Quotations.)
The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.
Albert Einstein
If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.
John von Neumann
To succeed in life you need two things: ignorance and confidence.
Mark Twain
I believe one of the greatest human failings is to prefer to be right than to be effective.
Stephen Fry
Eternity is a long time, especially towards the end.
Stephen Hawking
Remember, when you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It is only painful for others. The same applies when you are stupid.
Ricky Gervais
The IQ of a mob is the IQ of its most stupid member divided by the number of mobsters.
Terry Pratchett
Rugby is like American football, except it's played by men.
Jeremy Clackson
We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize that we only have one.
Attributed to Confucius
Niemand ist mehr Sklave, als der sich für frei hält, ohne es zu sein.
Nobody is more enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain!
Dolly Parton