Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.

The world is governed by opinion.

Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.

We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure.

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do.

May your life preach more loudly than your lips.

Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge, and its nature is sinned against when it is doomed to ignorance.

All virtue lies in individual action, in inward energy, in self determination. There is no moral worth in being swept away by a crowd even toward the best objective.

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

One of the tremendous evils of the world, is the monstrous accumulation of power in a few hands.

We like to think of film and music as art, but actually art is something that is not restricted.

He who fears is literally delivered to destruction.

I'm more than happy to say that I am a part of the return of Rock n' Roll.And that what we have to say means so much to these amazing people.

Quadratic reciprocity is the song of love in the land of prime numbers.

Abyss-mongering makes professors and poets feel daring.

The worst part about being married is when you're not connecting. Your partner is going out the door when you're coming in, and you don't have a chance to debrief on the day. That's the worst.

The future of Africa lies not with external actors but within Africa itself. The future of Africa lies here in Africa.

Journalists should think of themselves as outside the Establishment, and owners can't be too worried about what they're told at their country clubs.

This or something better now manifests for me in totally satisfying and harmonious ways, for the highest good of all concerned.