Mathematics may be compared to a mill of exquisite workmanship, which grinds your stuff to any degree of fineness.

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.

Mechanics of Mind: Remember the nature of the mind - Mind is never where you are, it is always somewhere else!

Opportunity starts with a great education.

I wanted you to thank you for being my friend and letting me play a part in your story.

I'd love to knock an audience cold with one note, but what do you do for the rest of the evening?

You can always make a loan at a bank if you can show sufficient evidence that you don't need it.

I said that this would be a Budget based on prudence for a purpose and that guides us also in our approach to public spending.

You don't know what it's like! Hyperactive twins! When they turned three, my doctor prescribed Ritalin -- I wouldn't dream of giving a drug to my children, but it does help when I take it myself.

I will pause to consider this eternity from which the subsequent ones derive.

We have now to fight for peace with the same courage and deter-mination as we fought against aggression.

Teach not with your words, but with your actions; not with discussion but with demonstration. For it is what you do that your children will emulate, and how you are that they will become.