When the time is ripe for certain things, these things appear in different places in the manner of violets coming to light in early spring.

When the time is ripe for certain things, these things appear in different places in the manner of violets coming to light in the early spring.

Do not try the parallels in that way: I know that way all along. I have measured that bottomless night, and all the light and all the joy of my life went out there.

Detest it [a certain difficult mathematics problem] just as much as lewd intercourse; it can deprive you of all your leisure, your health, your rest, and the whole happiness of your life.

The mathematical giant [Gauss], who from his lofty heights embraces in one view the stars and the abysses.

The mathematical giant [Gauss], who from his lofty heights embraces in one view the stars and the abysses …

One doesn't intentionally to alter the truth, just enhance it and make it more memorable.

The serenity of the lulling ocean is a wondrous thing to behold..more precious than the gems coveted and covered in platinum or gold...

If we did all the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves.

One doesn't love any of the things of Summer as much as one does the things of Spring.

Nitrogen fertilizer is used on all crops produced in this country, but it is a key plant nutrient to produce corn a critical crop to Illinois farmers.

Making one person smile can change the world - maybe not the whole world, but their world.

Television for a child creates such a high bar of stimulus that nothing else competes. A beautiful day is absolute crap to a kid who watches tv.

A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence.

There can never be success without happiness, and no man can be happy without dispensing happiness to others.

Stay far from timid only make moves when you're heart's in it, and live the phrase the sky's the limit.