The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power! We reach forth and strain every nerve, but we seize only a bit of the curtain that hides the infinite from us.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us, and the more we gain, the more is our desire; the more we see, the more we are capable of seeing.

Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness of the universe.

No woman should say, "I am but a woman!" But a woman! What more can you ask to be?

Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.

Besides learning to see, there is another art to be learned - not to see what is not.

We especially need imagination in science. Question everything.

I had only ordinary capacity but extraordinary persistency.

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.

When we are chafed and fretted by small cares, a look at the stars will show us the littleness of our own interests.

We are often insane with happiness. We are also very unhappy for reasons neither of us can do anything about. Like being separated.

ALL words are made-up: Do you think we find them fully formed on the ocean floor, or mine from them in some remote part of Wales?

Nothing they design ever gets in the way of a work of art.

True prosperity is the result of well-placed confidence in ourselves and our fellow man.

You don't win by making sensational plays; you win by not making mistakes.

There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life.

I feel like everything I do makes people feel really uncomfortable.

I paid more attention to the way I looked before my children were born. Afterward, it wasnt important to look exactly right.

You have been an apprentice long enough; it is now time to shed your protective skin. Trust!

Mankind have their local attachments. They have a particular regard for the spot, in which they were born and nurtured.