Box about: 'twill come to my father anon.

There is to some men a great Lechery in Lying, and imposing on the understandings of beleeving people.

The astrologers and historians write that the ascendant as of Oxford is Capricornus, whose lord is Saturn, a religious planet, and patron of religious men.

If Solomon counts the day of one's death better than the day of one's birth, there can be no objection why that also may not be reckoned amongst one's remarkable and happy days.

The silver Thames takes some part of this county in its journey to Oxford.

I have been in danger of being drowned twice.

How these curiosities would be quite forgott, did not such idle fellowes as I am putt them downe!

He [William Harvey] bid me to goe to the Fountain-head, and read Aristotle, Cicero, Avicenna, and did call the Neoteriques shitt-breeches.

He [William Harvey] did not care for chymistrey, and was wont to speake against them with an undervalue.

Wickedness is a wrong action.

From day one, I have been told I am no different from the male astronauts. As a pilot, I flew in the sky. Now that I am an astronaut, I will fly in space.

I'm always throwing out ideas, so it's not creativity, it's just volume.

Throughout history government has served as a vehicle for the organization of hatred and oppression, benefiting no one except those who are ambitious and ruthless enough to gain control of it.

I don't really need to appeal to some stockbroker, and I always sort of root for the underdog. I probably consider all that when I'm writing, but it's not in the forefront of my brain.

If you have an enemy, you first have to listen - whether he really is an enemy or just speaks in a different language

Eventually, the nerds and the geeks will have their day.

There will be losing years; but if the art of making money is not to lose it, then there should not be substantial losses.

I'm scared of people with power making the decision.

I like to be scared. I don't like feeling like "Oh, this is going to be a walk in the park". If I ever get to that place, I'll just stop acting.