I have never gone out to mingle with the world without losing something of myself.

Do there exist many worlds, or is there but a single world? This is one of the most noble and exalted questions in the study of Nature.

The greater and more persistent your confidence in God, the more abundantly you will receive all that you ask.

Natural science does not consist in ratifying what others have said, but in seeking the causes of phenomena.

Banish, therefore, from thy heart the distractions of earth and turn thine eyes to spiritual joys, that thou mayest learn at last to repose in the light of the contemplation of God.

Reading is merely a surrogate for thinking for yourself; it means letting someone else direct your thoughts.

The earth without art is just eh.

The abstracting of visual elements in order to recognize their particularity has become automatic, but seeing, combining, and creating them as integrated 'wholes' will remain a lifelong challenge.

The first fact about the celebration of a birthday is that it is a way of affirming defiantly, and even flamboyantly, that it is a good thing to be alive.

It's the only condition I know. Bitter Love, Loneliness, contempt for corruption, blind hope. It's where I live. A permanent state of bereavement. This is nothing new.

This particular nurse said, Cancer cells are those which have forgotten how to die. I was so struck by this statement.

Nothing can prepare you for the yawning chasm of time that passes in Canada before the healthcare system actually does any healthcare.

My view of foreign policy is that we need to be careful and circumspect about United States intervention in any foreign nation.

My philosophy is I take today, live it the best way I can and if I wake up I'll take another shot at tomorrow.

Legislation is about three fundamental things - affordability, access, and quality. That's what the American people want.