He who is mistaken in an action which he sincerely believes to be right may be an enemy, but retains our esteem.

We were alone. Where, I could not say, hardly imagine. All was black, and such a dense black that, after some minutes, my eyes had not been able to discern even the faintest glimmer.

Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.

There are no impossible obstacles; there are just stronger and weaker wills, that’s all!

Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.

He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan-by faith, not by reason.

How many things have been denied one day, only to become realities the next!

The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.

Anything you can imagine you can make real.

All that is impossible remains to be accomplished.

We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.

In your mind you are cheating somebody, but in reality you are cheating yourself.

Like a good Indian, he knew when to talk and when to remain silent. Like a good Indian, he knew there was never a good time to talk.

The most famous Obama precept is, 'No drama.'

I've recorded 25 or 30 albums. I know that sometimes when you work with producers who are kinda dictators, it doesn't help you make a better record.

I agree with Schopenhauer that one of the most powerful motives that attracts people to science and art is the longing to escape from everyday life.

For through wondering human beings now and in the beginning have been led to philosophizing.

The world is full of people who all want the same thing, and you have to do a little something extra to make them remember you.

When our thoughts are born, Though they be good and humble, one should mind How they are reared, or some will go astray And shame their mother.

My, my, aren’t we pushy . . .

You ni**az get me sick, wannabe soundin like you know my arithmetic... but we don't sound alike