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

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.

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

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.

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.

Dark energy is the absence of love, just as black is the absence of color. The more love, the more colors added to the palette, the more light is achieved.

In all fairness, darlin’, I should probably warn you that this ain’t my first rodeo.

People adjust their behavior to fit the society they live in. They integrate because they have to. But what they are on the inside doesn't change.

Muscles do not use oxygen at a constant rate.

I had all the normal interests - I played basketball and I headed the school paper. But I also developed very early a great love for music and literature and the theater.

You get into habits. Ways of being with certain people.

I bought a cactus. A week later it died. And I got depressed, because I thought, Damn. I am less nurturing than a desert.

Every student who enters upon a scientific pursuit, especially if at a somewhat advanced period of life, will find not only that he has much to learn, but much also to unlearn.

I've never been engaged. I definitely believe in the institution of marriage.

When your in the movie business you have a start date and a stop date.