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.

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

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

It's not a silly question if you can't answer it.

Wisest is she who knows she does not know.

Acting responsibly is not a matter of strengthening our reason but of deepening our feelings for the welfare of others.

People are, generally speaking, either dead certain or totally indifferent.

But understanding will always require some effort. You probably wouldn't admire a friend who was good at everything if it cost her no effort.

The rearing of children is considered too important to be left to the individual and should be the responsibility of the state.

When we sense something, it is due to the movement of atoms in space. When I see the moon it is because "moon atoms" penetrate my eye.

If an overgrown child draws something on a piece of paper, you can't ask the paper what the drawing is supposed to represent.

You gain strength with every difficulty, which you boldly overcome.

I can only think how good life on earth can be, at times. What grief two people can give to one another! And what pleasure!

Do ye hear the children weeping O my brothers?

All of us are beautiful people, but we walk around just being people. I wanted real human beings.

We have no borders. Our vets are being treated horribly. Illegal immigration is beyond belief.

I am never going to write for the sake of writing.

One, I had never worked with John Woo before and I wanted to see what that was like, and two, Ben Affleck is a friend, so it would be fun to work with him again.

It has been asserted that we are destined to know the dark beyond the stars before we comprehend the nature of our own journey.

Don't dwell on your insufficiency, but dwell on God's all-sufficiency.

Death must be an evil and the gods agree; for why else would they live for ever?