The beauty of it is that we have to content ourselves with the recognition of the miracle, beyond which there is no legitimate way out.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Life isn't worth living, unless it is lived for someone else.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

God is clever but not dishonest.

Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

A child is conceived in a womb of a woman, miraculously, in sacred moment of conception.

Standing on the edge of that darkness, she felt the stirrings of reckless want. A wild sort of bravery beat within her, taking up the hollow space in her chest where a heart should have resided.

His action was inexcusable, but it was forgivable.

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.

Politics needs a flexible mind, for it has no immutable or eternal rules. In politics immutable or eternal rules lead to inevitable and swift defeat.

She ate so many clams that her stomach rose and fell with the tide.

When I was in grade school I was always the guy that got 20 or 18 points. Even back then, I would lead my team in scoring.

That's the terrible thing about growing up. You lose friends. It's inevitable. It's not like it's a surprise. But it is terrible.

Future generations should feel proud of our accomplishments in space...We are destined to explore and colonize the universe.

This trivializing rhetoric runs the subtle but unmistakable message: pray if you like, worship if you must, but whatever you do, do not on any account take your religion seriously.