I had only ordinary capacity but extraordinary persistency.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us, and the more we gain, the more is our desire; the more we see, the more we are capable of seeing.

Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness of the universe.

No woman should say, "I am but a woman!" But a woman! What more can you ask to be?

The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power! We reach forth and strain every nerve, but we seize only a bit of the curtain that hides the infinite from us.

Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.

Besides learning to see, there is another art to be learned - not to see what is not.

We especially need imagination in science. Question everything.

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.

When we are chafed and fretted by small cares, a look at the stars will show us the littleness of our own interests.

There are a dozen views about everything until you know the answer. Then there's never more than one.

The world needs heroes. Be a hero and build your part of the world.

If you don't kill all of us all at once, those who remain will not be the weak.It's the strong who remain, the bent but unbroken, like the iron rods that used to give this concrete its strength.

But above all, in order to be, never try to seem.

Any cupcake consumed before 9AM is, technically, a muffin.

the best often die by their own hand just to get away, and those left behind can never quite understand why anybody would ever want to get away from them

What you wear is such an expression of who you are. That's like someone picking out who I'm going to date!

I've been blessed with some lovely scripts and a character that people could truly identify with. It's one of those surprises in life that makes you think, 'God was smiling on me that particular day.

I probably would have made [films] anywhere. Every city has something they're ashamed of. I would have made films about it and turned it into something positive.

I'm able to live as an example of what I believe.