A man may call to mind the face of his friend, but not his own. Here, then, is an initial difficulty in the way of applying the maxim, Know Thyself.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no other object than wanting to do so.

Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.

A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

She knew breaking up with Ethan was going to be a full-time job because being in a relationship with him had also been a full-time job.

You could climb to the top of the world and jump into the deepest of ravines, but if you don’t have someone to share it with you’ll always be looking back.

Connecting with Canadians isn't about what you say, it's about what you're listening to. It's about what you understand.

Every smallest step of modern industry depends upon a cooperation whose maintenance and regulation is the very stuff of law.

If and when you do decide to share your experience with your husband, it should be because you feel ready to do so, not for any other reason.

We lend power to the things we fear!

I do not believe there is an atheist in the world who would bulldoze Mecca-or Chartres, York Minster or Notre Dame, the Shwe Dagon, the temples of Kyoto or, of course, the Buddhas of Bamiyan.

Hard work is always hard work, for young gymnasts and old gymnasts. Whoever can handle this will be a champion.

Please, I want so badly for the good things to happen.

During that space walk there will be some repositioning of the power so that the arm can be fully controlled by the robotic station that is in the Lab.