The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it, any more than the being a parent, or employer, or ruler

Every child has a dream, to pursue the dream is in every child's hand to make it a reality. One's invention is another's tool.

If the presence of electricity can be made visible in any part of the circuit, I see no reason why intelligence may not be transmitted instantaneously by electricity.

The Jesuits…are a secret society – a sort of Masonic order – with superadded features of revolting odiousness, and a thousand times more dangerous.

Education without religion is in danger of substituting wild theories for the simple commonsense rules of Christianity.

Painting has been a smiling mistress to many, but she has been a cruel jilt to me; I did not abandon her, she abandoned me.

Science and art are not opposed.

What Hath God Wrought.

Alas, the very name of picture produces a sadness of heart I cannot describe.

My price is five dollars for a miniature on ivory, and I have engaged three or four at that price. My price for profiles is one dollar, and everybody is willing to engage me at that price

What if you can't, Austin? You can't help everyone.""At least I'll know I tried.

Before she could touch him, he stepped back. "I've no need of a human." "Half-Light, " she corrected, still meeting his gaze in the surface. "I've no need of a dragon magician.

My two kids take a lot of my focus, which I'm grateful for.

We need a mayor who knows how to balance a budget, who understands the urgency of delivering all the services that a great city needs, who understand the need of working families.

You grow and evolve and as you do that, your art hopefully reflects that change and that growth.

My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought! My sin, not in part but the whole, Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more, Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

Neophyte writers tend to believe that there is something magical about ideas and that if they can just get a hold of a good one, then their futures are ensured.

Some of the most profound truths about us are things that we stop saying in the middle.

A woman has a responsibility and a privilege that a man doesnt have of given birth to another human being.

I really don't look at my life as being an accomplishment. I'm just very thankful for what I've been given.