My price is five dollars for a miniature on ivory, and I have engaged three or four at that price. My price for profiles is one dollar, and everybody is willing to engage me at that price

Every child has a dream, to pursue the dream is in every child's hand to make it a reality. One's invention is another's tool.

If the presence of electricity can be made visible in any part of the circuit, I see no reason why intelligence may not be transmitted instantaneously by electricity.

The Jesuits…are a secret society – a sort of Masonic order – with superadded features of revolting odiousness, and a thousand times more dangerous.

Education without religion is in danger of substituting wild theories for the simple commonsense rules of Christianity.

Painting has been a smiling mistress to many, but she has been a cruel jilt to me; I did not abandon her, she abandoned me.

Science and art are not opposed.

What Hath God Wrought.

The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it, any more than the being a parent, or employer, or ruler

Alas, the very name of picture produces a sadness of heart I cannot describe.

Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves,  even when we risk disappointing others.

Being comfortable with the lies can be catastrophic.

What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive.

Our favorite: a former garbage dump converted into a riverside park. I first ran there more than 30 years ago when a marathon passed through this park that later became home to Pre's Trail.

Ultimately, the only wealth that can sustain any community, economy or nation is derived from the photosynthetic process - green plants growing on regenerating soil.

Religion must be a punishment, because nobody gets religion who does not have a bad conscience.

Although I am a committed Catholic priest, and nowhere hide that fact, my focus is very much a spiritual journey.

Since the time of the ancient Greeks, we have always felt that there was a close relationship between a strong, vital mind and physical fitness.

Invite Divine Order into your life today and a more serene tomorrow will unfold.

Inspiration is the gift of those who have experienced life at its most defined moments.