Patient perseverance in well doing is infinitely harder than a sudden and impulsive self-sacrifice.

Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered for they are gone forever.

Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment is an act of clear dishonesty. You may as well borrow a person's money as his time.

To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike.

Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen.

Seek not greatness, but seek truth and you will find both.

I look upon Phrenology as the guide to philosophy and the handmaid of Christianity. Whoever disseminates true Phrenology is a public benefactor.

A house without books is like a room without windows.

Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.

A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.

Do not think of knocking out another person's brains because he differs in opinion from you. It would be as rational to knock yourself on the head because you differ from yourself ten years ago.

Success is more dangerous than failure, the ripples break over a wider coastline.

Living in America and, of course, just being women in general, we've got more strength than we think we do.

Then I'll come,' said Tessa, 'I've never been on a train.' Will threw up his hands. 'That's it? You're coming because you've never been on a train before?' 'Yes.

I have been aware, from the age of 6, that I had talent.

Girls can do anything. We do do anything and we expect to be treated as equals.

Making music makes me feel vulnerable in the best possible way. It gives me a feeling of balance.

I like to look for patterns, in science and life. It’s what I do.

Better understanding of the natural world not only enhances all of us as human beings, but can also be harnessed for the better good, leading to improved health and quality of life.

People sometimes recognize me here, but they are very nice.

I look forward to a lot more free time, at least initially, with my wife, Lisa, and our three children.