It was obvious that the matter had to be settled, and evasions were distasteful to me.

We were alone. Where, I could not say, hardly imagine. All was black, and such a dense black that, after some minutes, my eyes had not been able to discern even the faintest glimmer.

Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.

There are no impossible obstacles; there are just stronger and weaker wills, that’s all!

Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.

He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan-by faith, not by reason.

How many things have been denied one day, only to become realities the next!

The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.

Anything you can imagine you can make real.

All that is impossible remains to be accomplished.

We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.

I have been seized by the power of a great affection.

Play to win but never fear to lose. Win or lose-either way you are a winner.

I couldn't imagine a home without animals.

The Humane Society of America thinks Michael Vick should have a dog. I think whoever's in charge there should have a lobotomy.

The commercialization of sport is the democratization of sport.

The principle of love within us is an attribute of the Deity, and it is placed within us to be dispensed independently according to our own will.

Imaginary evils are incurable.

La guerre, la guerre, everything la guerre. That's how I grew up. So for me, it's real. It's not something in the past.

In life or in football, touchdowns rarely take place in seventy yard increments. Usually it's three yards and a cloud of dust.

I'm very proud to have joined with conservatives in both the Senate and the House to reform how we target bad guys.