Full many a gem of purest ray sereneThe dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear:Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air.

Here rests his head upon the lap of earthA youth to fortune and to fame unknown.Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own.

Nowhere on Earth was stupidity prized anymore.

We need to get acquainted with mediocrity to notice greatness.

I think there are two ways in which people are controlled. First of all frighten people and secondly, demoralise them.

Few are made for independence, it is the privilege of the strong.

I don't like stress because stress stresses me out.

He who considers himself a paragon of wisdom is sure to commit some superlatively stupid act.

I think, is a cultural thing, too. You know, everyone wants to see the baby. Everybody's bringing gifts for the baby.

Are you sure you can't dematerialize? Not even a little?" "I'm sure.

Moreover, photography has made it possible to fix these images and now provides us with a permanent record of each observed spectrum, which can be measured out at any time.

The world is not magic - and that's the most magical thing about it.