I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without a gentleman escort, but if two ladies travel alone they must have the courage of men.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us, and the more we gain, the more is our desire; the more we see, the more we are capable of seeing.

Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness of the universe.

No woman should say, "I am but a woman!" But a woman! What more can you ask to be?

The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power! We reach forth and strain every nerve, but we seize only a bit of the curtain that hides the infinite from us.

Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.

Besides learning to see, there is another art to be learned - not to see what is not.

We especially need imagination in science. Question everything.

I had only ordinary capacity but extraordinary persistency.

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.

Now I understand - how sleep allows you to forget, but your pain wakes with the dawn, worse because for a split second you don't remember what you've suffered.

That's the fashion. Fast as the speed of light, they say. Ha! It's got no soul, sir, no heart.

Philosophy lives in words, but truth and fact well up into our lives in ways that exceed verbal formulation.

I didn't want to let women down. One of the stereotypes I see breaking is the idea of aging and older women not being beautiful.

I like movies that instill passion in the viewer. I like movies that can teach us about who we are as people.

The fundamental imbalance that is behind all of the other social diseases is patriarchy.

With women, there's a basic female instinct of caring deeply about the way they look; women stars have a narcissist complex.

I never learned to cook; I was a little spoiled as far as that's concerned.

Who aspires must down as low As high he soar'd.

With the bass it's another thing. I don't need to use alternate thumb-picking as much. Even though Jack says he loves it. My thought is that it might irritate him somewhat.