There is a time when we must firmly choose the course we will follow or the relentless drift of events will make the decision for us.

The fellow who never makes a mistake takes his orders from one who does.

Nothing makes a person happier than having a happy heart.

Our hope of immortality does not come from any religion but nearly all religions come from that hope.

It is sad not to love, but it is much sadder not to be able to love.

I founded Wang Laboratories . . . to show that Chinese could excel at things other than running laundries and restaurants.

But I should tell you honestly that this administration under President Obama is doing in regard to our security more than anything that I can remember in the past.

I wasn't the kind of student that Pratt was looking for. They wanted patient people who would work on something forever. I didn't want to work on any project forever. I intended to get things done.

When everything is moving and shifting, the only way to counteract chaos is stillness. When things feel extraordinary, strive for ordinary. When the surface is wavy, dive deeper for quieter waters.

I'm very shy. I know it's weird for a person who models lingerie and swimsuits, but I don't like to be the center of attention!

In order to be true to one's conscience and true to God, a righteous man has no alternative but to refuse to cooperate with an evil system.

...I can't see either of these papers being in the next IPCC report. Kevin [Trenberth] and I will keep them out somehow, even if we have to redefine what the peer-review literature is!