Agnosticism simply means that a man shall not say that he knows or believes that for which he has no grounds for professing to believe.

The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.

Only one absolute certainty is possible to man, namely that at any given moment the feeling which he has exists.

The Bible has been the Magna Charta of the poor and of the oppressed.

If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.

Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.

God give me strength to face a fact though it slay me.

Life is too short to occupy oneself with the slaying of the slain more than once.

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of childhood into maturity.

Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done in this world by hesitation.

The pie of success is undoubtedly big enough for everyone to work hard enough for it and get a hefty slice.

A child educated only at school is an uneducated child.

We are to be shut out from men, and shut in with God.

Somewhere along the line you have to trust someone. You've just got to be clever enough to pick someone who's smart and wholesome and worthy-and then just listen to what they say.

need is never a good basis for any relationship. it has to be much more than that.

Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea which could only have originated in California.

You should know the ins and outs [of the marriage]. So it was nice to see a little bit of background.

The word 'career' and 'actor' really don't fit in the same paragraph, let alone sentence. There is no career structure for actors.

In the off-season you like to take a little time for yourself, but I'd like to say that people say I live in the weight room and that I had the keys to it. That's just the type of character I am.

It is clear that the vehicle of the western was a very interesting vehicle for me to contraband some of my ideas.