Some persons do first, think afterward, and then repent forever.

He enjoys much who is thankful for little.

If you would not step into the harlot's house, do not go by the harlot's door.

To do evil for good is human corruption; to do good for good is civil retribution; but to do good for evil is Christian perfection. Though this be not the grace of nature, it is the nature of grace.

To pray against temptation, and yet rush into occasions, is to thrust your fingers into the fire, and then pray they might not be burnt.

The American and Russian capabilities in space science and technology mesh

Everything I do in its essence is about helplessness. That's the story I want to tell all the time. It's the story I wanted to live - somebody who appears to be, or is, weak becoming stronger.

The Republican Party is like the corpse in 'Weekend at Bernies' and the Tea Party is like the two guys who put sunglasses and a party hat on it and drag it around.

When it comes to political engagement, I'm not a politician - I'm an engineer.

True heros are made of hard work and integrity.

Eventually, the nerds and the geeks will have their day.

To serve thy generation, this thy fate: "Written in water," swiftly fades thy name; But he who loves his kind does, first and late, A work too late for fame.

There is a dark side. I tend not to be as optimistic as Mary Richards. I have an anger in me that I carry from my childhood experiences - I expect a lot of myself and I'm not too kind to myself.

Literature begins with the possible model of experience, and what it produces is the literary model we call the classic.