There is a mask of theory over the whole face of nature.

Hence no force, however great, can stretch a cord, however fine, into a horizontal line which is accurately straight: there will always be a bending downwards.

We cannot observe external things without some degree of Thought; nor can we reflect upon our Thoughts, without being influenced in the course of our reflection by the Things which we have observed.

The hypotheses we accept ought to explain phenomena which we have observed. But they ought to do more than this: our hypotheses ought to foretell phenomena which have not yet been observed.

Those who have obtained the farthest insight into Nature have been, in all ages, firm believers in God.

The catastrophist constructs theories, the uniformitarian demolishes them.

It is a test of true theories not only to account for but to predict phenomena.

In art, truth is a means to an end; in science, it is the only end.

Every man has obligations which belong to his station. Duties extend beyond obligations, and direct the affections, desires, and intentions, as well as the actions.

Prudence supposes the value of the end to be assumed, and refers only to the adaptation of the means. It is the relation of right means for given ends.

A man really and practically looking onwards to an immortal life, on whatever grounds, exhibits to us the human soul in an enobled attitude.

Sometimes divorce is the best thing that can happen to marriage

I, a miserable wretch, haunted by a curse that shut up every avenue to enjoyment.

I'm a believer. I believe in the goodness of life. I believe in the brotherhood of mankind. I believe in humanity.

One can state, without exaggeration, that the observation of and the search for similarities and differences are the basis of all human knowledge.

My ordination in the Church of God in Christ was at age 9, and I later became a Baptist minister, which I am today.

I have a recurring fantasy that one more article has been added to the Bill of Rights: the right to free access to imagination.

Personally, I'd like to see more of our leaders take a technocratic approach to solving our biggest problems.

For my senior year, I'm home schooled. It's working well with the acting. Juggling school with the acting is hard, but you know, what can you do?

You could say that clinical depression is an incapacity to aesthetic response. It's like there's a constant agreement within ourselves, a kind of mutual understanding between ourselves and the world.

The risk is worth it. Mike would have been the first to say that.