As thou hast created me out of mingled air and glitter, I thank thee for it. [Ger., Wie aus Duft und Glanz gemischt Du mich schufst, dir dank ich's heut.]

Much we learn only to forget it again, to stand by the goal, we must traverse all the way to it

Youth, enthusiasm, and tenderness are like the days of spring. Instead of complaining, O my heart, of their brief duration, try to enjoy them.

In fact a favourite problem of [John Tyndall] is—Given the molecular forces in a mutton chop, deduce Hamlet or Faust therefrom. He is confident that the Physics of the Future will solve this easily.

Sometimes silence can kill that a sword cannot

I walk, speak, and smile with great confidence. However, it's not because I am the greatest person on earth, but because I have learned to appreciate the small and big blessings in my life.

Nothing is all good or all bad, nothing is black or white, everything is just messy and human and difficult.

We do not live by justice, but by grace.

Spock is definitely one of my best friends. When I put on those ears, it's not like just another day. When I become Spock, that day becomes something special.

If your intuition is telling you not to do something, then don't. Your intuition is not stupid.

If I wear make-up, then people recognise me, but the rest of the time, no one really bothers.

There is no such thing as exaggerated art. I even believe that there is salvation only in extreme.

You have to throw yourself into a situation of trust with these things, especially that first day when you don't know someone and you're on a massive Disney Hollywood movie set.