"If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way. The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone, whether successful or not, provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable."

"The work on ants has profoundly affected the way I think about humans."

"In my heart, I'm an Alabaman who went up north to work."

"If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth."

"Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity."

"If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around."

"Some years ago there was a study to discover the most stressful occupation. It turned out not to be the head of a large business, football manager or prime minister, but rather: bus driver."

"A mindful spirit recognizes that the true master is an eternal student."