Occurrences which according to received theories ought not to happen, are the facts which serve as clues to new discoveries

Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue.

...Nature builds up her refined and invisible architecture, with a delicacy eluding our conception, yet with a symmetry and beauty which we are never weary of admiring.

The stars are the land-marks of the universe.

The besetting evil of our age is the temptation to squander and dilute thought on a thousand different lines of inquiry.

To the natural philosopher, there is no natural object unimportant or trifling. From the least of Nature's works he may learn the greatest lessons.

The barrier has begun to yield.

Geology, in the magnitude and sublimity of the objects of which it treats, undoubtedly ranks, in the scale of the sciences, next to astronomy.

All human discoveries seem to be made only for the purpose of confirming more strongly the truths come from on high, and contained in the sacred writings.

There is a pinciple in the heart of music which has yet to be discovered.

What God sends is welcome.

Play to your strengths.""I haven’t got any, " said Harry, before he could stop himself."Excuse me, " growled Moody, "you’ve got strengths if I say you’ve got them. Think now. What are you best at?

This instant which I cannot leave, which locks me in and limits me on every side, this instant I am made of will be no more than a confused dream.

Anything that gives us new knowledge gives us an opportunity to be more rational.

Most people are terribly afraid of their own sexuality, and one has to respect another person's sadhana, another person's path.

You can only come to the morning through the shadows.

Your sons weren't made to like you. That's what grandchildren are for.

I'm incapable of hiding my feelings when I'm around someone I don't like.

Truth is not what I say it is, and not what you think it is. Truth is what God's word says it is.

Sometimes God redeems your story by surrounding you with people who need to hear your past so it doesn't become their future.

Part of comprehensive immigration reform is not just the path to citizenship for undocumented workers, but also the ability for families to be together.