The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator. Science brings men nearer to God.

Little science takes you away from God but more of it takes you to Him.

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.

Chance favors the prepared mind.

Messieurs, c'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot." (Gentlemen, it is the microbes who will have the last word.)

One does not ask of one who suffers: What is your country and what is your religion? One merely says: You suffer, that is enough for me.

Question your priorities often, make sure God always comes first.

A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.

To know how to wonder and question is the first step of the mind toward discovery.

When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become.

North and South has both met and made kind o' friends in this big smoky place.

And, to be true, an enemy's lair is an enemy's lair, no matter how comfortable or fancy it might appear.

Gather ye rose-buds while ye may Old time is still a-flying. And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying.

What I mean to say is, the more you remember, the more you’ve lost.

There's something about the rhythms of language that correspond to the rhythms of our own bodies.

Forward, men, and mix with them.

Over the years, you grow up, you mature and you see things in a different way, and it's reflected in the writing.

I'm a musical theater aficionado, a.k.a. loser.

He that writes to himself writes to an eternal public.

Our Father's commitment to us, His children, is unwavering. Indeed He softens the winters of our lives, but He also brightens our summers.