It is a strange irony that the principles of science should seem to deny the necessary conviction of common sense.

Science owes more to the steam engine than the steam engine owes to science.

Never give up, but learn to surrender as well

Even in the cloudy sky, the sun never forgets to rise.

How many have died that I might live?And who has died that I might live?

It's nice not to be too boring.

If I start writing a song and you try to have a conversation with me, you're a bad person.

We all know that the real reason universities have students is in order to educate the professors.

The short-story writer knows that he can't proceed cumulatively, that time is not his ally. His only solution is to work vertically, heading up or down in literary space.

Christ doesn't keep score. It's not about what you do here. It's about the person you are. It's about your faith. That's one thing that I'd like for young kids or anybody to know.

You only have one first chance to make one first impression that lasts a lifetime.

Sometimes if you have a difficult decisin to make, just stall until the answer presents itself.