My dad was an engineer and so I had this picture of science and technology and pursuits of the mind as being more impressive than artistic pursuits, which I saw a as kind of frivolous.

It conquers nihilism and pessimism/Suicide and self-annihilation./ It conquers its own death. /It is the spark of fire that kindles life forever.

Kuruvilla Pandikattu

He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory.

Adam Clarke

The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources.

Marquis De Vauvenargues

Science cannot stop while ethics catches up - and nobody should expect scientists to do all the thinking for the country

Elvin Stackman

I hate those e-books. They cannot be the future. They may well be.

Maurice Sendak

The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence.

Jules Verne

But, if you observe children learning in their first few years of life, you can see that they can and do learn on their own - we leave them alone to crawl, walk, talk, and gain control over their bodies. It happens without much help from parents.

Daniel Greenberg

I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it.

Walt Disney

I tell people, 'It's just like a cliche, but it's true: In Hollywood, dreams can come true.'

Michael Clarke Duncan

The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

A faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity.

Robert Louis Stevenson

If people in the media cannot decide whether they are in the business of reporting news or manufacturing propaganda, it is all the more important that the public understand that difference, and choose their news sources accordingly.

Thomas Sowell