Size is not grandeur, and territory does not make a nation.

The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.

Only one absolute certainty is possible to man, namely that at any given moment the feeling which he has exists.

The Bible has been the Magna Charta of the poor and of the oppressed.

If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.

Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.

God give me strength to face a fact though it slay me.

Life is too short to occupy oneself with the slaying of the slain more than once.

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of childhood into maturity.

Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done in this world by hesitation.

Individual talent is an obstruction principally among teams that employ the facade of a synergy to diminish the majorities mediocrity.

I like smart movies about smart people, and enjoy it when most of the facts are on the table and we can contemplate them together.

I've always loved fashion, but it's not what I set out to do.

I never drink. I cannot do it, on equal terms with others. It costs them only one day; but me three, the first in sinning, the second in suffering, and the third in repenting.

Domestic inflation reflects domestic monetary policy.

You grow weary of being treated as the enemy simply because you are not young anymore; because you dress unexceptionally.

Artists want to sell their work, sure. But they aren't out there asking questions about what people want and what they don't want, now are they?

The important thing to understand about American history, wrote Mr. Ibis, in his leather-bound journal, is that it is fictional, a charcoal-sketched simplicity for the children, or the easily bored.

Eventually the person who tries to fix the problem will be blamed for causing it.

He turned to face her again, his late-pretty composure crumbling. "But you're..." "Pretty? Think again." She smiled. "I'm Tally Youngbood. My mind is very ugly. And I'm taking your car.