The knowledge we have of communication among cells does not permit my giving you a sophisticated understanding.

Mice deficient in this protein, called p11, display depression-like behaviors, while those with sufficient amounts behave as if they have been treated with antidepressants.

As long as you're not hurting anyone or anything, including your future self, do only that which makes you happy.

We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before.

I was amazed that what I needed to survive could be carried on my back. And, most surprising of all, that I could carry it.

A fellow with the smallest mind is the one who is usually most willing to give someone a piece of it.

Who are you if you lose your favorite person? Can you lose your favorite person without losing yourself? I reach for Stargirl and she's gone. I'm not me anymore.

When a tree falls it resounds with a thundering crash; and yet a whole forest grows in silence.

Happiness is not the whole aim of education. A man must be independent in his powers and character; able to work and assert his mastery over all that depends on him.

I have never seen it (Jaws 4) but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built and it is terrific.

When backed up against a wall, dig deep, demand excellence, stand tall, and be strong.

I'm a grandfather now.