As all Art depends on Vision, so the different kinds of Art depend on the different ways in which minds look at things.

Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.

Science is the systematic classification of experience.

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.

It is unhappily true that much insincere Literature and Art, executed solely with a view to effect, does succeed by deceiving the public.

No man ever made a great discovery without the exercise of the imagination.

We must never assume that which is incapable of proof.

The true function of philosophy is to educate us in the principles of reasoning and not to put an end to further reasoning by the introduction of fixed conclusions.

Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.

To write much, and to write rapidly, are empty boasts. The world desires to know what you have done, and not how you did it.

Good writers are of necessity rare.

Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity.

Each one of us is serious individually, but together we become frivolous.

You can beat me in the rat race, but remember u still remain a rat.

There is no liberal education for the under-languaged.

It becomes almost second nature to be on guard against the creative pattern of our own thought.

As a businessman, I know President Obama understands what it takes to spark economic growth, because I have seen him in action.

I think it's always easier to play parts that you have something concrete that you can relate to.

My pictures really finish themselves.

I'm trying to find answers. It can be quite frustrating, but at the same time, I'm never quite satisfied with what I'm doing, so I'm always looking for the next thing.

Hope is optimism plus a belief there is a path out of your adversity.