The state of my poor boy's health prevents me from leaving home for a night.

The thing which grieves and oppresses my heart with respect to poor Scotland, is the hardness of heart manifest in the levity and cruelty with which they speak of others.

Procrastination is the kidnapper of souls and the recruiting-officer of hell.

I perceive two things in Scotland of the most fearful omen: ignorance of theological truth, and a readiness to pride themselves in and boast of it.

The Evangelical party in the Church of Scotland will lay all flat if they be not prevented.

Procrastination is the kidnapper of souls, and the recruiting-officer of Hell.

... nets, grids, and other types of calculus.

Marley was dead, to begin with ... This must be distintly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate.

Great, as long as you're happy

When Superman came out it galvanized the entire industry. It's just part of the American scene.

I try to not listen to all the girls I admire musically - like Nina Simone - just so I don't find myself imitating them, even if it's subconsciously.

I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.

When I came into the job, funding for the humanities at the federal level was being drastically cut. This was the high tide of the new Republican Congress.

Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.

When you control seed, you control food.