For other great mathematicians or philosophers, he [Gauss] used the epithets magnus, or clarus, or clarissimus; for Newton alone he kept the prefix summus.

[Gauss calculated the elements of the planet Ceres] and his analysis proved him to be the first of theoretical astronomers no less than the greatest of 'arithmeticians.'

Newton took no exercise, indulged in no amusements, and worked incessantly, often spending eighteen or nineteen hours out of the twenty-four in writing.

Throughout his life Newton must have devoted at least as much attention to chemistry and theology as to mathematics.

Babbage ... gave the name to the [Cambridge] Analytical Society, which he stated was formed to advocate 'the principles of pure d-ism as opposed to the dot-age of the university.'

'My dear friend, that must be a delusion, what can a circle have to do with the number of people alive at a given time?'

Wherever you go, be the thunder of joy and the wind of optimism.

Finally, you are in the most magical world having the most wonderful time. Let us not fill it with stress or anxieties.

Nothing is lost, nothing is created all is transformed. Nothing is the prey of death. All is the prey of life.

Story is the mother of us all, for we become who we say we are.

Take action once a day to do something that ignites your life.

Don't sell yourself to fall in love, With those things you do.

I, of course, wanted to do something with Drew Barrymore. Please. So we were reading scripts back and forth and then we found this script, Fever Pitch...

The trash and litter of nature disappears into the ground with the passing of each year, but man's litter has more permanence.

Acting is the least mysterious of all crafts. Whenever we want something from somebody or when we want to hide something or pretend, we're acting. Most people do it all day long.

God knew where he was, but he asked so as to start a conversation with Adam and avoid startling him too much to reply.