Scarce any problem will appear more hard and difficult, than that of determining the distance of the Sun from the Earth very near the truth: but even this... will without much labour be effected.

This sight... is by far the noblest astronomy affords.

In the year 1456 ... a Comet was seen passing Retrograde between the Earth and the sun... Hence I dare venture to foretell, that it will return again in the year 1758.

Nearer the gods no mortal may approach.

Express [yourself] without worrying what everyone else will think. Those people are your limits. Ignore them.

I have learned little from the years that fly but I have wrung the colour from the years.

When you think back in history about producers and artists or writers who've had good synergy, a lot of times they date, or they're married, or there's a friendship and a kinship.

You could have all the riches in the world, but it doesn't mean much without family.

I don't really like myself, but I'm way into me, physically.

I still can't spell anything, but I can bust out two-dollar words.

It would be a foetus of monarchy!

One nice thing about silence is that it can't be repeated.

Ein einziger dankbarer Gedanke gen Himmel ist das vollkommenste Gebet. One single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer.

When I do these interviews, I get really nervous. And when I get nervous, it comes off as mellow for some reason.