Our souls belong to our bodies, not our bodies to our souls.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

When you walk a tightrope, you don't want to be eating buttered popcorn.

If you deliver excellence right now, that gives you the best shot at the best future you've got coming.

There's just a whole different attitude and vibe when you're not in power as when you're in power.

Mind your own business.

Don't make me out to be an artist. I am an engineer. I am after the facts, only the facts.

The United States Congress, like a lot of rich people, lives in two houses.

People are interested in science, but they don't always know they're interested in science, and so I try to find a way to get them interested.

Science is so powerful that it drags us kicking and screaming towards the truth despite our best efforts to avoid it.

I do not live to play, but I play in order that I may live, and return with greater zest to the labors of life.

The historical orthodox Christian faith is extremely wide and diverse.