It was not just the Church that resisted the heliocentrism of Copernicus.

Those who study the stars have God for a teacher.

The mouse is wise, but the cat is wiser.

May I not seem to have lived in vain.

An astronomer must be cosmopolitan, because ignorant statesmen cannot be expected to value their services

Now it is quite clear to me that there are no solid spheres in the heavens, and those that have been devised by the authors to save the appearances, exist only in the imagination.

And when statesman or others worry [the scientist] too much, then he should leave with his possessions.

So mathematical truth prefers simple words since the language of truth is itself simple.

Behold, directly overhead, a certain strange star was suddenly seen . . . Amazed, and as if astonished and stupified, I stood still

When I had satisfied myself that no star of that kind had ever shone before, I was led into such perplexity by the unbelievability of the thing that I began to doubt the faith of my own eyes.

There is something eccentric in the orbit of Mars.

Love and help others unconditionally without expectation you are creating in effect, this creation will multiply for you in a million ways. Ana Maria Frith, Limitless: Change Your Life

Aggression in bears can be and often is a stepping stone to friendship. Friendship and alliances frequently develop by repeated interactions, with initial aggression that lessens over time.

A breeze, a forgotten summer, a smile, all can fit into a storefront window.

It is not about what you lose when it is over. Far more, it is about what you gain during the journey!

It's easy to have a complicated idea. It's very hard to have a simple idea.

There comes a day when, for someone who has persecuted us, we feel only indifference, a weariness at his stupidity. Then we forgive him.

If pursuing material things becomes your only goal, you will fail in so many ways. Besides, in time all material things go away.

At that moment, something shifted sweetly inside him. It was forgiveness, beautiful and effortless and complete. For Louie Zamperini, the war was over.

Every religion has a prophet who is pointing people to God. Jesus is the only one who says, 'I am God, and I am coming to find you.'

Moments like this are buds on the tree of life. Flowers of darkness they are.