Science reckons many prophets, but there is not even a promise of a Messiah.

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.

The depth of my feelings is proportional to the depth of the color.

I have always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure.

In contrast, fear societies are societies in which dissent is banned.

Poetry is the capture of a picture, a song, or a flair, in a deliberate prism of words.

Changing the subject is one of the most difficult arts to master, the key to almost all the others.

I don't have a right to pick the president's cabinet on substance.

A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.

There is no fair use to take something that doesn't belong to you. That's not fair use.

Never do anything that you aren't prepared to face the true consequences of.

Gatting at fine leg - that's a contradiction in terms.