Anyone who acquires more than the usual amount of knowledge concerning a subject is bound to leave it as his contribution to the knowledge of the world.

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

John F. Kennedy

About the woodlands I will goTo see the cherry hung with snow.

A.E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad

What has happened to architecture since the second world war that the only passers-by who can contemplate it without pain are those equipped with a white stick and a dog?

Bernard Levin

The final mystery is oneself.

Oscar Wilde

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Alexander Hamilton

I was a huge theater geek growing up, and that was not the easiest thing in the world, especially growing up in Chicago, where sports are really the norm. I was always off to the theater at night, from 7 years old on. Friends there in the Midwest who could talk to you about the idiosyncrasies of 'Pippin' were few and far between.

Johnny Galecki

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

Robert Frost

There are thoughts which are prayers. There are moments when, whatever the posture of the body, the soul is on its knees.

Victor Hugo

And like a colorful bloom of temporary lights in the sky, you will shine.

Chad Sugg

You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.

Pablo Neruda

If you're self-employed, between jobs, or can't get insurance through work, you'll have access to affordable health insurance as good as Congressman Paul Ryan's.

Kathleen Sebelius

Did you know the pen is stronger than the knife: they can kill you once but they can't kill you twice.

Damian Marley