The man who is all morality and intellect, although he may be good and even great, is, after all, only half a man.

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.

Love me for stupid reasons, I like those most.

If you want courage, kill fear and blindfold ignorance

The mind that constantly wanders through the past is always a terrible mess.

The picture you have of yourself, your self-esteem, will have a profound effect on the way you see the world and the way your world sees you.

All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.

There are books that I read years ago that enlivened things in me that haven't died yet.

As a child, I wanted to marry a farmer, but no doubt the reality would have been very different to the idyll in my head.

I don't want to leave the sport saying I could have run faster. I just want to be tapped out, like I gave it my all.

I remember going through the cafeteria line and telling every kid that Nixon was in favor of school on Saturdays. It was my first political trick.

All forms of dogmatic religion should go. The world did without them in the past and can do so again.