Genuine and innocent wit is surely the very flavor of the mind.

The human intellect is the great truth-organ; realities, as they exist, are the subjects of its study; and knowledge is the result of its acquaintance with the things which it investigates.

Science is teaching man to know and reverence truth, and to believe that only so far as he knows and loves it can he live worthily on earth, and vindicate the dignity of his spirit.

Heaven alone, not earth, is destined to witness the repose of faith.

The gifts of genius are far greater than the givers themselves venture to suppose.

Genuine wit implies no small amount of wisdom and culture.

We hail science as man's truest friend and noblest helper.

In solitude all great things are born.

Life is the offspring of death.

Orr slept. He dreamed. There was no rub.

Truth exists only lies are invented.

It is literature which for me opened the mysterious and decisive doors of imagination and understanding. To see the way others see. To think the way others think. And above all, to feel.

I find myself going to places where I really have no business, speaking to these people in a whole other field that I have no extensive knowledge of. But I do it very often because it scares me.

It's a sign that you have a good work relationship if you don't have to analyze. That's usually a good sign within creative work.

It's a true testament to say that there are no small roles in Hollywood. People say, "Oh, I just said one line." or "I was walking in the background." Don't deny humble beginnings.

Goodness in words creates trust, goodness in thinking creates depth, goodness in giving creates love.

What the eye does not see, the heart does not rue

There are severe limitations on civil rights. In the international arena, Iran is turning into an isolated country, and the international community is becoming more hostile toward it.

I wish the Indians had newspapers of their own. If they had, you would have horrible pictures of the cold-blooded murders of inoffensive Indians.