Behavior which appears superficially correct but is intrinsically corrupt always irritates those who see below the surface.

Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

Just like a turtle, we only make progress if we stick our neck out.

Education is what is left after all that has been learnt is forgotten.

... scientific research is compounded of ... empirical procedures, general speculative ideas, and mathematical or abstract reasoning.

Democracy is a small hard core of common agreement, surrounded by a rich variety of individual differences.

A Harvard education consists of what you learn at Harvard while you are not studying.

Science advances, not by the accumulation of new facts, but by the continuous development of new concepts.

Every vital organization owes its birth and life to an exciting and daring idea.

He who enters a university walks on hallowed ground.

Each honest calling, each walk of life, has its own elite, its own aristocracy based on excellence.

You can only build yourself effectively in the area of your calling

Percival pinched his lips, sending his laugh to his eyes.

When we talk in company we lose our unique tone of voice, and this leads us to make statements which in no way correspond to our real thoughts.

I do not know an instance of a major mathematical advance initiated by a man past fifty

The team that is going to win is the one that does its homework the best by studying its opponents.

I don't know what I think until I write it down.

Lord help me to see M. L. King as M. L. King in his true perspective.

Some who attempt prayer never have the sense of anyone listening on the other end. They blame themselves for doing it wrong.... Prayer requires the faith to believe that God listens.

I am pretty fearless, and you know why? Because I don't handle fear very well; I'm not a good terrified person.

Good design is forever.