Do we ask what profit the little bird hopes for in singing?

I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses.

Science is the process of thinking God's thoughts after Him.

Where there is matter, there is geometry.

Why are things as they are and not otherwise?

Geometry is the archetype of the beauty of the world.

Once miracles are admitted, every scientific explanation is out of the question.

I had the intention of becoming a theologian...but now I see how God is, by my endeavors, also glorified in astronomy, for 'the heavens declare the glory of God.'

Since we astronomers are priests of the highest God in regard to the book of nature, it befits us to be thoughtful, not of the glory of our minds, but rather, above all else, of the glory of God.

Truth is the daughter of time, and I feel no shame in being her midwife.

My greatest desire is that I may perceive the God whom I find everywhere in the external world, in like manner also within and inside myself.

Finding your purpose isn't enough. the challenge for our generation is creating a world where everyone has a sense of purpose.

Nearly all God's jewels are crystallized tears.

If my child had prejudice in his head, I'd be ashamed. I would see it as my failure as a parent.

If I ruled the world, every woman would have a Chanel suit in her wardrobe.

The obscure we always see sooner or later; the obvious always seems to take a little longer.

Being an actress, I find myself people-watching and I can be quite shy.

I don't hold grudges.

Let's pretend that we're human beings and that we're actually alive.

There have been records I've been really, really pleased with that haven't connected with people. But I felt good about them.

I tell students they will know they are getting somewhere when a scene is so painful they can just barely bring themselves to write about it. A writer has to draw blood.