I took thought, and invented what I conceived to be the appropriate title of 'agnostic'.

The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.

Only one absolute certainty is possible to man, namely that at any given moment the feeling which he has exists.

The Bible has been the Magna Charta of the poor and of the oppressed.

If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.

Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.

God give me strength to face a fact though it slay me.

Life is too short to occupy oneself with the slaying of the slain more than once.

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of childhood into maturity.

Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done in this world by hesitation.

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.

We are inspired to write by divine force.

When I was a kid, my step dad started this business and would go out and get lost cows and stuff. He was part-time truck driver, farmer and cowboy. He taught me how to ride from an early age.

What is a uni-polar world? No matter how we beautify this term, it means one single centre of power, one single centre of force and one single master.

A grown man, weeping, is a tough thing to see.

Everything that begins, begins with blood.

Hale is what he is in the American pantheon not because of what he did, but because of why he did it.

It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit.

Until one learns to lose one's self he cannot find himself.

Personal style? I don't really believe in that. Whatever is comfortable.