Do not try the parallels in that way: I know that way all along. I have measured that bottomless night, and all the light and all the joy of my life went out there.

When the time is ripe for certain things, these things appear in different places in the manner of violets coming to light in the early spring.

Detest it [a certain difficult mathematics problem] just as much as lewd intercourse; it can deprive you of all your leisure, your health, your rest, and the whole happiness of your life.

The mathematical giant [Gauss], who from his lofty heights embraces in one view the stars and the abysses.

When the time is ripe for certain things, these things appear in different places in the manner of violets coming to light in early spring.

The mathematical giant [Gauss], who from his lofty heights embraces in one view the stars and the abysses …

If not you, who? If not now, when? The worst thing well-meaning people can do is simply let things remain as they are.

Mental fitness is served by consciously redirecting our attention away from the constant bombardment from the media whose reason to be seems to be focused on keeping us in a state of constant alert.

Father expected a good deal of God. He didn't actually accuse God of inefficiency, but when he prayed his tone was loud and angry, like that of a dissatisfied guest in a carelessly managed hotel.

My belief as a Christian is when we receive Christ as salvation, that that gives us a guarantee for Heaven.

Money can buy a fine dog but it is kindness that makes him wag his tail.

I was incredibly depressed and I found myself avoiding doing interviews where my [20-something daughters] could hear me - or leaving books on the coffee table they could see.

The bible says that all people, not just believers, possess part of the image of God; that is why murder and abortion are wrong.

Real change comes when people are enabled to use their thinking and their energy in a new way, using a different system of thought, different language, and having fresh visions of the future.

I don't really see huge barriers between any styles of music. My definition of music is "organizing sound and silence into emotion," and that's a very broad definition.