From first to last it is a dish of rank materialism cleverly cooked up ... . And why is this done? For no other reason, I am sure, except to make us independent of a Creator.

As a system of philosophy it is not like the Tower of Babel, so daring its high aim as to seek a shelter against God's anger; but it is like a pyramid poised on its apex.

We cannot take one step in geology without drawing upon the fathomless stores of by-gone time.

The powers of nature are never in repose; her work never stands still.

The pretended physical philosophy of modern days strips Man of all his moral attributes, or holds them of no account in the estimate of his origin and place in the created world.

A cold atheistical materialism is the tendency of the so-called material philosophy of the present day.

I realize now, I was learning how to walk as well. I haven’t mastered the steps, I fall too. But im on my path, my path... and one day that path... will take me to her.

Nothing will content him who is not content with a little.

Technology is notorious for engrossing people so much that they don't always focus on balance and enjoy life at the same time.

...and the Universe, ... will explode later for your pleasure.

Virtue is her own reward.

I like that New York sensibility where you can be edgy, but still super-glamorous.

Women prevent the threads of life from being broken. The finest minds have always understood the peacemaking role of women.

I was born accidentally. I lived accidentally in London. We nearly migrated to New Zealand. So much of my life has been a product of chance, I can't see a meaning in it at all.

What you feel when you're writing is the relief of thinking: if you write the sentence correctly, you're clarifying. If you write the right sentence, nothing feels as good.

I have no imagination about holidays, vacations, or retiring life. I can't imagine about those things.