The Bible account of the creation of Eve is a preposterous fable.

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.

We can never know more than the mind can assimilate and process, nor can we discuss any aspect of the world for which there is no language.

Measuring progress is often like watching grass grow. While it’s difficult to detect movement on a daily basis, it’s simple to see growth over time.

Heaven ne'er helps the man who will not help himself.

What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance, when all the skill of art is not able to make an oyster!

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

There's a part in every person that has a fake self. We've had this since infancy due to our parents and our upbringing.

We may not doubt that society in heaven consists mainly of undesirable persons.

Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare.

If there are any souls in hell, it is because that is where they insist on being.