As an astronomer in the true sense of the term, Sir John Herschel stood before all his contemporaries. Nay, he stood almost alone.

Astronomy ... is of all others the science which seems to present to us the most striking instance of waste in nature.

The whole system has been long since swept away, and its records merely remain as illustrations of perverted ingenuity.

Life IS a competition. ALWAYS. No matter whether any of us want it to be or not!

The journey to success is easy if you know the road map and have persistence and perseverance.

I was born to end up alone.

I believe that sexual assault - if this is possible - was even more underreported when I was in school.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Som thingis that prouoke young men to wed in haste,Show after weddyng, that hast maketh waste.

There are sufficient resources on this planet to answer the needs of all, but not enough to satisfy everyone's greed.

[We assume] that the self is an actual living thing, but it's not. It's a projection which our clever brains create in order to cheat ourselves from the reality of death.

I am not self-destructive. I am not a person who wants to die.