Anticipation of pleasure is, in itself, a very considerable pleasure.

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

I don't want the world to keep turning without me on it.

I’ve given up already in life but something or someone keep pushing me to keep going.

I find only freedom in the realms of eccentricity.

It calls Devotion! genuine growth of night! Devotion! Daughter of Astronomy! An undevout astronomer is mad!

Vatican II declares the Church... as necessary for salvation.

The way I paint, the scale of the information in the images which I want to paint demand space.

Every time I step up to the plate, I expect to get a hit. If I don't expect to get a hit, I have no right to step into the batter's box in the first place.

Leadership is no longer about position - but passion. It's no longer about image but impact. This is Leadership 2.0.

You've got to quit lowering your standards. Set your requirements up front so when a guy hooks you, he has to know this is business.

Let's face it: I'm scared, scared and frozen. First, I guess, I'm afraid for myself...the old primitive urge for survival. It's getting so I live every moment with terrible intensity.