Kindness and intelligence don’t always deliver us from the pitfalls and traps: there are always failures of love, of will, of imagination. There is no way to take the danger out of human relationships.

If they had said my writing wasn’t good enough, fair enough, that’s an opinion. But to say it’s too complex is to insult the intelligence of the so-called young.

I am not a member of the CIA or any other intelligence agency.

Teaching man his relatively small sphere in the creation, it also encourages him by its lessons of the unity of Nature and shows him that his power of comprehension allies him with the great intelligence over-reaching all.

I think intelligence is usually sexy until it becomes irritating. After that, you’re stuck.

It is not difficult for me to have this faith, for it is incontrovertible that where there is a plan there is intelligence – an orderly, unfolding universe testifies to the truth of the most majestic statement ever uttered – ‘In the beginning, God.’

The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is yet willing to learn more.

I refuse to be molded into some stereotypical ballplayer that has no interests, really, no life, no depth, no intelligence.