"In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri."

"Let us think the unthinkable, let us do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all."

"I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer"

"There is an art, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."

"Today must be a Thursday. I could never get the hang of Thursdays."

"Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space."

"To live without killing is a thought which could electrify the world, if men were only capable of staying awake long enough to let the idea soak in."

"The squeaking wheel doesn't always get the grease. Sometimes it gets replaced."

"I dwell in possiblities."

"Living in California adds ten years to a man's life. And those extra ten years I'd like to spent in New York."

"Outside show is a poor substitution for inner worth."

"Who's Virginia?"