I believe it should be possible for someone stricken with a serious and ultimately fatal illness to choose to die peacefully with medical help, rather than suffer.

Lord I disbelieve -- help thou my unbelief.

E. M. Forster

No one can become rich by the efforts of only their toil, but only by the discovery of some method of taxing the labor of others.

John Ruskin

It is a good principle in science not to believe any 'fact'---however well attested---until it fits into some accepted frame of reference. Occasionally, of course, an observation can shatter the frame and force the construction of a new one, but that is extremely rare. Galileos and Einsteins seldom appear more than once per century, which is just as well for the equanimity of mankind.

Arthur C. Clarke

We have been friends together,In sunshine and in shade;Since first beneath the chestnut-treesIn infancy we played.But coldness dwells within thy heart,A cloud is on thy brow;We have been friends together

Caroline Norton, We Have Been Fr

To understand the world one must not be worrying about one's self.

Albert Einstein

I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.

Pablo Casals

In that way imagination and intelligence enter into our existence in the part of servants of the primary instincts

Albert Einstein

For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual.

Phyllis Diller

Christ does not save us by acting a parable of divine love he acts the parable of divine love by saving us. That is the Christian faith.

Austin Farrer

I actually pray everyday, but I don't believe in God.

Harvey Fierstein

Youth is wasted on the young.

George Bernard Shaw