Our current obsession with creativity is the result of our continued striving for immortality in an era when most people no longer believe in an after-life.

Most of us really aren't horribly unique. There are 6 billion of us. Put 'em all in one room and very few would stand out as individuals. So maybe we ought to think of worth in terms of our ability to get along as a part of nature, rather than being the lords over nature.

Herbert Simon

Girls are the future mothers of our society, and it is important that we focus on their well-being.

Miriam Makeba

Time, whose tooth gnaws away everything else, is powerless against truth.

Thomas Huxley

The fellow who does things that count, doesn't usually stop to count them.

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I look at Liv Tyler and think It's not fair, because I can't find a flaw on her. And on top of that she seems nice, so it's really not fair.

Tori Spelling

Obstinate, headstrong girl!

Jane Austen

The greatest braggarts are usually the biggest cowards.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

Walt Disney

Many physicists these days sound like the Delphic oracle - with equations.

John Twelve Hawks

I remember Michael saying, 'Rich and famous? It's much better to be just rich'. I didn't quite get it to begin with. But he's right. You lose anonymity. I say to my family that you've no idea until you lose it how precious anonymity is.

Julie Walters

We are ashamed of our thoughts and often see them brought forth by others.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Since we cannot know all there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything.

Blaise Pascal