I would rather be the offspring of two apes than be a man and afraid to face the truth.

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.

Act and opportunities will manifest. There is no such thing as luck. There is only causality. Are you strong enough to cause something to happen – that’s the question.

As soon as a friendship passed a certain point - some obscure and secret boundary - a woman quite automatically became overwhelmed by a raging compulsion to complicate things.

When our will wholeheartedly enters into the prayer of Christ then we pray correctly.

It destroys you when people say complete mistruths about your family.

Increasingly both environmentalists and animal ethicists recognize the enormous destruction caused by animal agriculture.

And the ones who would not make war? Can they stop it?

It is not enough simply to try to resist evil or empty our lives of sin. We must also fill our lives with righteousness

In prayer the lips ne'er act the winning part, Without the sweet concurrence of the heart.

In the pressure cooker of a TV show, it’s a little bit of a witches’ brew. I completely think I’m capable of being crazy. I probably was crazy when I was doing 'The Simpsons'.

Fidel Castro was a charismatic revolutionary and a ruthless leader who allowed no dissent.