46 quotes
There are some people so stupid you have to show them everything. I didn’t realize that there are people so stupid you can’t show them anything.
The Pirates of Zan (1959)
A practical man can always make what he wants to do look like a noble sacrifice of personal inclinations to the welfare of the community.
The Pirates of Zan (1959)
My specialty is the mechanics of research. But I test my theories about how to make discoveries by using them to make discoveries.
Things Pass By (1945)
It is the custom of all men, everywhere, to be obtuse where women are concerned.
The Pirates of Zan (1959)
The secret of getting along with people is that of postponing quarrels.
Exploration Team (1956)
The hearts of the rich are hardened. The existence of the poor is a reproach to them.
The Pirates of Zan (1959)
For once, no eminent figure assumed the undignified pose involved in standing on one’s dignity.
The Wailing Asteroid (1960)
Twilight remained, a fairy half-light in which all things looked much more charming than they really were.
The Pirates of Zan (1959)
He needed some rather extensive changes in the relationship of the cosmos to himself.
The Pirates of Zan (1959)
He signed himself prince of this, lord of that, baron of the other thing and claimant to the dukedom of something else.
The Pirates of Zan (1959)
He irritably suspected himself of a tendency to make enemies unnecessarily.
The Pirates of Zan (1959)
Hoddan angrily suspected fate and chance of plain conspiracy against him.
The Pirates of Zan (1959)
The unfamiliar is not necessarily unreasonable.
Planet of the Small Men (1950)
There is never a rational reason for a man to rejoice that a certain pretty girl exists and that he has found her. The experience, however, is universal.
Time Tunnel (1964)
I've never noticed that being nonsensical keeps things from happening. Don’t you ever read about politics?
Time Tunnel (1964)
Logics don’t work good on women. Only on things that make sense.
A Logic Named Joe (1946)
“You’ve got to do something!” insisted Fani. “I saw Father talking to them! He looked happy, and he never looks happy unless he’s planning some skulduggery!”
The Pirates of Zan (1959)
“I’ve got an impossible job on my hands,” he told them, “and if I succeed at it, there’s an inconceivable one to follow.”
Things Pass By (1945)
“It isn’t reasonable!” insisted Holmes. “It doesn’t make sense!”
“The question,” observed Burke, “isn’t whether it makes sense, but whether it’s fact.”
The Wailing Asteroid (1960)
It isn’t illegal to buy an artist’s work for peanuts and sell it again at any price one can get. But it is an outrage!
Time Tunnel (1964)