When we associate with the virtuous we form ourselves in imitation of their virtues, or at least lose, every day, something of our faults.

To abandon yourself to rage is often to bring upon yourself the fault of another.

Religions are often state-protected nurseries of pseudoscience, although there's no reason why religions have to play that role. In a way, it's an artefact from times long gone.

As awful as he could be, I always knew he loved me in a way no one else ever had.

Yet this thou art alive, but if ye soar, My poor frail heart will have beat out its cryAnd sadly miss thy sweet form all the moreWhile helplessly I stand and watch you die.

The key to keep a great friendship is not to make friends with the people who are really not your friend.

The less food, the more time to talk, the more to talk about.

To begin with, I don't have any stage fright

I am convinced that there are times in everybody's experience when there is so much to be done, that the only way to do it is to sit down and do nothing.

The lesson is: Even if you know exactly what is going on in you system, measure performance, don't speculate. You'll learn something, and nine times out of ten, it won't be that you were right!!

To criticise a person for their race is a manifestly irrational and ridiculous. But to criticise their religion - that is a right. That is a freedom.

One good thing about being a woman is we haven't too many examples yet of what a genius looks like. It could be me.