A reality completely independent of the spirit that conceives it, sees it, or feels it, is an impossibility. A world so external as that, even if it existed, would be forever inaccessible to us.

Point set topology is a disease from which the human race will soon recover.

It is by logic that we prove, but by intuition that we discover. To know how to criticize is good, to know how to create is better.

There are no solved problems; there are only problems that are more or less solved.

The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful.

Doubt everything or believe everything: these are two equally convenient strategies. With either we dispense with the need for reflection.

If nature were not beautiful, it would not be worth knowing, and if nature were not worth knowing, life would not be worth living

It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover.

Geometry is the art of correct reasoning from incorrectly drawn figures.

One geometry cannot be more true than another; it can only be more convenient.

It is far better to foresee even without certainty than not to foresee at all.

Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.

The Spartans do not ask how many are the enemy but where are they.

I don't have any romantic ideas about marriage. Trust me. A white dress... ? No. It's not something for me.

I collapsed to my knees and looked up at the predawn sky. "I hate you," I said softly."I love you," the voice whispered back.

In my many trips to South Africa, I have met and spoken to a lot of people there, and they all seem to find apartheid as repellent as you would.

I'm shy in person - so afraid to confess my love - I need a go-between - our mutual friend, the Moon.

While we lament the apparent injustice of pain and suffering, how often do we forget that every good thing in a fallen world is wholly a gift of God's mercy and grace.

Do not be afraid to skip equations (I do this frequently myself).

Tris," said tobias. "I love you

Bush is no conservative.