I was born, for instance, incapable of appreciating music.

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.

The beauty of words!

It's unpleasantly like being drunk." "What's so unpleasant about being drunk?" "You ask a glass of water.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

The original question, 'Can machines think?' I believe to be too meaningless to deserve discussion.

Organized people are just too lazy to go looking for what they want.

Are you threatening to kidnap me?" "If you want to look at it that way," Jace said, "yes.

This planet below you is our campsite, and you know of no other campground.

I really want people to understand that nobody is perfect and that things happen in life beyond our control.

Mistrust is the sure forerunner of hatred.

What troubles me is not that movie stars run for office, but that they find it easy to get elected. It should be difficult. It should be difficult for millionaires, too.