In an arch each single stone which, if severed from the rest, would be perhaps defenceless is sufficiently secured by the solidity and entireness of the whole fabric, of which it is a part.

God would not have made the universe as it is unless He intended us to understand it.

God [is] the author of the universe, and the free establisher of the laws of motion.

... even when we find not what we seek, we find something as well worth seeking as what we missed.

The gospel comprises indeed, and unfolds, the whole mystery of mans redemption, as far forth as it is necessary to be known for our salvation.

From a knowledge of His work, we shall know Him.

As the sun is best seen at his rising and setting, so men's native dispositions are clearest seen when they are children, and when they are dying.

Nature always looks out for the preservation of the universe.

Sound consists of an undulating motion of the air.

There is no less invention in aptly applying a thought found in a book, than in being the first author of the thought.

He whose faith never doubted, may justly doubt of his faith.

The motivation of all artists is 'Look at me, Mum'.

One of the greatest ever statement that can keep you at peace with others is that "I am right, but I may be wrong"! Yes, we know you are right but you may be wrong!

As a human being, member of society, you must clearly state your mind. It's a responsibility. It is the way you identify yourself otherwise you don't know who you are and why you are here.

A difficult regional situation doesn't justify one man's determination to hold onto power. It's clear to me that democratization is a very complicated process.

I'm not a golf player. I think golf and fishing are the same, but at the end of the day, you can't fry up and golf ball and dip it in tartar sauce. So I'm a fisherman.

Sometimes you don't know why you're doing something. You're intuitively following, to see where it leads.

I didn't know how to grab your best material and put it together into a comedy set. I would just choose subjects and do it onstage. That's what I learned. I didn't know how to put a set together.

In my prime I could have handled Michael Jordan. Of course, he would be only 12 years old.

I would so much like young people to have a sense of the gift that they are. Not many of them feel like that.

There's a preoccupation with memory and the operation of memory and a rather rapacious interest in history.