I see that time divided is never long, and that regularity abridges all things.

Genius is always more suggestive than expressive.

Genius is clairvoyant.

No great thought, no great object, satisfies the mind at first view, nor at the last.

Only those who love with the heart can animate the love of others.

Genius can never despise labour.

A woman . . . always feels herself complimented by love, though it may be from a man incapable of winning her heart, or perhaps even her esteem.

Labor is the law of happiness.

Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.

I've always wanted to write movies - I always used to tell my mom that I wanted to be a director.

A single test which proves some piece of theory wrong is more valuable than a hundred tests showing that idea might be true.

The thing that contributes to anyone's reaching the goal he wants is simple wanting that goal badly enough.

As the generation of Holocaust survivors and liberators dwindles, the torch of remembrance, of bearing witness, and of education must continue forward.

The happiness of the tender heart is increased by what it can take away from the wretchedness of others.

We think that it is the best scientists working in the frontier fields of science who are best able to judge what is good and what is bad - if any - in the application of their scientific research.

I have never let gender get in my way.

Centering prayer is a training in letting go.

I do not know any way to explain why God's grace touches a man who seems unworthy of it.