What Plato was really asking was perhaps why a horse was a horse, and not, for example, a cross between a horse and a pig.

A state that does not educate and train women is like a man who only trains his right arm.

A hydrogen atom in a cell at the end of my nose was once part of an elephant's trunk. A carbon atom in my cardiac muscle was once in the tail of a dinosaur.

How terribly sad it was that people are made in such a way that they get used to something as extraordinary as living.

The most subversive people are those who ask questions.

An answer is always on the stretch of road that is behind you. Only a question can point the way forward.

The question of whether a thing is right or wrong, good or bad, must always be considered in relation to a persons needs.

Wasn’t it extraordinary to be in the world right now, wandering around in a wonderful adventure!

Since the Renaissance, people have had to get used to living their life on a random planet in the vast galaxy.

We are thrown together with a sprinkling of stardust.

Athens is like a sluggish horse, and I am the gadfly trying to sting it into life.

Henry narrowed his eyes at me. "You going somewhere?""Lacrosse field trip, " I said. "I enjoy whacking the hell out of people with mallets.

Giving is an open gate to great life.

Each and every day begins with a choice, the first influencing the second, the third and so on . . .

A thousand goodbyes come after death - the first six months of bereavement.

Every child should have the opportunity to receive a quality education.

Of how many women might the history be comprised in those few words - 'she lived, suffered, and was buried'!

What is matter? Never mind.

Emma Watson is adorable in the extreme. She is such a lovely person.

See that fella over there? He's 20 years old. In 10 years, he's got a chance to be a star. Now that fella over there, he's 20 years old, too. In 10 years he's got a chance to be 30.

Following Christ is a wild adventure full or risk, frustration, excitement, and setbacks. It is not an evening stroll in a planned community along a well-manicured path.