Lightning seems a thought, which instead of being attached to a brain, is attached to an electric current.

Men have had the vanity to pretend that the whole creation was made for them, while in reality the whole creation does not suspect their existence.

Nature is so varied in its modes of action, so multiple in the manisftations of its power, that we have no night to set any limits to its capabilities.

If the existence of human beings leads to nothing, what is all this comedy about?

There are men who would be afraid to commit themselves on the doctrine that castor oil is a laxative.

What, then, is this blue sky, which certainly does exist, and which veils from us the stars during the day?

The present inhabitation of Mars be a race superior to ours is very probable.

The supernatural does not exist.

Le Verrier-without leaving his study, without even looking at the sky-had found the unknown planet [Neptune] solely by mathematical calculation, and, as it were, touched it with the tip of his pen!

Lightning is like an elementary spirit, eccentric or rational, clever or silly, passing from one extreme to the other.

Select carefully and continuously review your circle of influence, and be unapologetic about who you exclude.

I like the man who faces what he must With steps triumphant and a heart of cheer Who fights the daily battle without fear.

I don't know. Only God knows where the story ends for me, but I know where the story begins. It's up to us to choose, whether we win or lose and I choose to win.

I knew I was going to do something great. I knew I wasn't going to die 20 miles from where I was born, no 20 miles from where I lived.

The good news is, President Obama was born in America. The bad news is, so was Donald Trump.

I would loathe to work on modern films.

Until Christ is our treasure, any other motivation we have to suffer for him is a fool’s errand.

Don't be afraid of what you want. This is your time. The barriers are down.

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

Wild rivers are earth's renegades, defying gravity, dancing to their own tunes, resisting the authority of humans, always chipping away, and eventually always winning.