Intellectual beauty is sufficient unto itself, and only for it rather than for the future good of humanity does the scholar condemn himself to arduous and painful labors.

The brain is a world consisting of a number of unexplored continents and great stretches of unknown territory.

Every man if he so desires becomes sculptor of his own brain.

The worst part is not in making a mistake but in trying to justify it, instead of using it as a heaven-sent warning of our mindlessness or our ignorance.

In summary, all great work is the fruit of patience and perseverance, combined with tenacious concentration on a subject over a period of months or years.

Unfortunately, nature seems unaware of our intellectual need for convenience and unity, and very often takes delight in complication and diversity.

There are no small problems. Problems that appear small are large problems that are not understood

It is idle to dispute with old men. Their opinions, like their cranial sutures, are ossified.

In adult centers the nerve paths are something fixed, ended, immutable. Everything may die, nothing may be regenerated.

That which enters the mind through reason can be corrected. That which is admitted through faith, hardly ever.

To know the brain...is equivalent to ascertaining the material course of thought and will, to discovering the intimate history of life in its perpetual duel with external forces.

The world is waiting to see what the church has to offer to this troubled society

What would you suggest?” one of the Italian officials asked.“We do have a highly-advanced biological device called the Illuminator, ” Joseph chimed in

She is an agent of the Devil, possibly escorted out of Hell for behavior which would make a demon go "Ooooo, that's nasty!

Any kind of conflict draws me to a role.

I had crushes on several attractive girls who either didn't know I existed or didn't care I existed.

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.

Hiro watches the large, radioactive, spear-throwing killer drug lord ride his motorcycle into Chinatown. Which is the same as riding it into China, as far as chasing him down is concerned.

Here lies Mickey Mantle. Banned from baseball.

These global warming studies [are] a bunch of snake oil science.

Facebook and Twitter and these other social sites bring every, I mean, 140 characters. I mean, I'm on Twitter and I have fun. But I don't think anybody learns anything about me as a person.