The laws of nature are but the mathematical thoughts of God.

Things which are equal to the same thing are also equal to one another.

A line is length without breadth.

In right-angled triangles the square on the side subtending the right angle is equal to the squares on the sides containing the right angle.

Sire, there is no royal road to geometry.

Better balance, less pain and less restless leg syndrome.

Give him threepence, since he must make a gain out of what he learns.

And the whole is greater than the part.

A prime number is one (which is) measured by a unit alone.

A straight line is said to have been cut in extreme and mean ratio when, as the whole line is to the greater segment, so is the greater to the lesser.

Don't let people see when you're mad - just smile and laugh.

Honest men are the gentlemen of nature.

The most realistic blood I've seen is when Marlon Brando gets beat up in On The Waterfront.

Writing books is certainly a most unpleasant occupation. It is lonesome, unsanitary, and maddening. Many authors go crazy.

You're like a dull knife, it just ain't cutting.

Any Congressional agreement of an arbitrary time table to bring our troops home before we have accomplished our mission is unacceptable and could potentially increase the risk to our soldiers.

When children come into contact with nature, they reveal their strength.

Time spent with your children is time wisely spent.

Cukor is one of my favorite directors. He was a master at directing women.

I am unpacking my library. Yes I am. The books are not yet on the shelves, not yet touched by the mild boredom of order.