The world in which the kestrel moves, the world that it sees, is, and always will be, entirely beyond us. That there are such worlds all around us is an essential feature of our world.

Hubris calls for nemesis, and in one form or another it's going to get it, not as a punishment from outside but as the completion of a pattern already started.

Morally as well as physically, there is only one world, and we all have to live in it

None of us can study anything properly unless we do it with our whole being.

It is extremely urgent to try and adapt our thoughts realistically to a world which has no fixed general direction either upward or downward, but is likely to vary largely according to what we do.

Few scientists would treat their cars as badly as they treat their conceptual schemes.

And from the look on his face I could see he was one of the lucky ones, one of those people who like doing what they're good at. That's rare. When you see that in a person, you can't miss it.

Dat's a some joke, Hey Boss.

I didn't go to prom - I was homeschooled.

Do you think that it is possible to have a mere taste of commonness? Either one hates it or makes common cause with it.

Going blonde is like buying yourself a light bulb!

Adoption has been a part of my life and a part of my family, so it was how I wanted to start. It felt natural and right to me.

I got pulled over by a cop, and he said, 'do you know the speed limit here is 55 miles per hour?'. So I said, 'oh, that's OK, I'm not going that far.'

The Female Western is the battle between the good and evil methods of getting the men who perform best.

There is nothing destroyed by sanctification but that which would destroy us.