When I had satisfied myself that no star of that kind had ever shone before, I was led into such perplexity by the unbelievability of the thing that I began to doubt the faith of my own eyes.

Those who study the stars have God for a teacher.

The mouse is wise, but the cat is wiser.

May I not seem to have lived in vain.

An astronomer must be cosmopolitan, because ignorant statesmen cannot be expected to value their services

Now it is quite clear to me that there are no solid spheres in the heavens, and those that have been devised by the authors to save the appearances, exist only in the imagination.

And when statesman or others worry [the scientist] too much, then he should leave with his possessions.

So mathematical truth prefers simple words since the language of truth is itself simple.

Behold, directly overhead, a certain strange star was suddenly seen . . . Amazed, and as if astonished and stupified, I stood still

There is something eccentric in the orbit of Mars.

It was not just the Church that resisted the heliocentrism of Copernicus.

This is awful. I don't know what's going to happen to me or to anyone else in the world.

You can feel like, 'I look really bad', but to other people you can be really gorgeous.

I was haunted by a bear attack that happened in Algonquin Park in 1991. The problem was that I dont believe in ghosts, so that ruled out an exorcism. My other choice was to start writing.

The problem is, we elected a manager and we need a leader. Let's face it: Bush is just dim.

It sure looks good to see an honest-to-goodness audience after looking at you all for so long from the silver screen

I'm trying to be in the moment and really enjoy my pregnancy. I feel really lucky.

Ask yourself what you would do even if you were never paid. That’s a clue to what you should be doing and of course finding a way to be paid for it.

Exotic: meaning you're "desired." For madness is seductive, sexy. Female madness. So long as the female is reasonably young and attractive.

I love my life, because I’ve seen my purpose.

Only when there are many people who are pools of peace, silence, understanding, will war disappear.