Burton did not believe in miracles . Nothing happened that could not be explained by physical principles if you knew all the facts .

Prometheus, I have no Titan's might, Yet I, too, must each dusk renew my heart, For daytime's vulture talons tear apart The tender alcoves built by love at night.

Dullard: Someone who looks up a thing in the encyclopedia, turns directly to the entry, reads it, and then closes the book.

As science pushes forward, ignorance and superstition gallop around the flanks and bite science in the rear with big dark teeth.

Strong blasphemers thrive only when strong believers thrive.

Tomorrow changes the face of reality.

Everybody should fear only one person, and that person should be himself .

Resurrection, like politics, makes strange bedfellows.

The stars above will be below when man has Love.

Caught Beauty , held to light, now apes A good, now evil, thing the shifting sign And spectrum of archaic, psychic shapes.

Human beings are part of nature. Anything they do is natural. It's impossible for anything in nature to do anything unnatural.

Science gropes and staggers toward improved understanding.

When all you see is darkness, turn to hope, and your heart will see the light.

Holiness always exalts a person and brings him closer to God.

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles he has overcome trying to succeed.

The funny thing is, the girls that I'm always up against for roles are pretty nice and cool, like Emma Watson. She's awesome.

We are responsible for our own destiny. What matters is how we improve ourselves from this moment forward.

Appreciate the moment.

A hitter's impatience is the pitcher's biggest advantage.

We must not forget that health is only a means to an end. If health were the end, we would be like animals; animals rarely become unhealthy.

If you can deal with hot emotions, then you can study for the S.A.T. instead of watching television, and you can save more money for retirement. It's not just about marshmallows.