The object of reflection is invariably the discovery of something satisfying to the mind which was not there at the beginning of the search.

The happiness of most people is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things.

Children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves.

Ideas are the roots of creation.

Ideas are the root of creation.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciousness varying with readers.

Reading, to most people, means an ashamed way of killing time disguised under a dignified name

You can believe in God without believing in immortality, but it is hard to see how anyone can believe in immortality and not believe in God.

Americans cannot realize how many chances for mental improvement they lose by their inveterate habit of keeping six conversations when there are twelve in the room.

Education is the methodical creation of the habit of thinking.

Life is a succession of lessons enforced by immediate reward, or, oftener, by immediate chastisement.

The value of things is not the time they last, but the intensity with which they occur. That is why there are unforgettable moments and unique people!

Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.

Silence your mind and breathe. Take this moment to show gratitude for the abundance of blessings in your life.

I used to send away for eight-minute Super 8 movies of various Ray Harryhausen scenes advertised on the back of 'Famous Monsters of Filmland' magazine.

I want to be an advocate for the people who don't have time to read the newspaper... or the money to make a political contribution.

You can never tell about a person by guessing...that's why language was invented. Otherwise, we'd all be like dogs, sniffing each other to find out where we stood.

He turns all of his injuries into strengths, that which does not kill him makes him stronger, he is superman.

History is nothing but assisted and recorded memory.

Yes, etiquette is hypocritical. Yes, it does inhibit children - if you're lucky. But the idea that it's elitist and irrelevant is like saying language is elitist and irrelevant.

Once you close down your laboratory, you can't just rev it up again if you're able to finally get a grant.