I am suspicious without a motive, and jealous without love; although I feel I ought to love since I desire to be loved.

Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.

Science is the systematic classification of experience.

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.

It is unhappily true that much insincere Literature and Art, executed solely with a view to effect, does succeed by deceiving the public.

No man ever made a great discovery without the exercise of the imagination.

We must never assume that which is incapable of proof.

The true function of philosophy is to educate us in the principles of reasoning and not to put an end to further reasoning by the introduction of fixed conclusions.

Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.

To write much, and to write rapidly, are empty boasts. The world desires to know what you have done, and not how you did it.

Good writers are of necessity rare.

But memory is less disposed to compromise

When we attach to a problem, we make the problem worse. When we attach to a solution, we make the problem worse.

In the same way that the best lies have an element of truth, maybe evil is made all the more powerful when it is accompanied by the startling presence of grace.

It is very often the ordinary things that go unnoticed that end up making a difference. As you embark upon your high school careers, be unnoticed, but be remarkable.

When you lack interest in the case the job will very likely lack skill and diligence in the performance.

Seeing a film at the cinema, or a DVD or whatever at home, your brain is really receptive to not only whether the script's working, or if the actors are acting well, but also the colours.

Wisely used history can give pleasure and provide us with a useful tool; but we should not become its slaves.

Learn how to enjoy where you are on the way to where you're going.

The fact is, there really is no such thing as 'normal' - everybody's different, and that is the essence of their beauty

Some people have got advice, some people have got horror stories. I like people that look you in the eye with a glow and say "It's gonna be cool."