I love the fact that it's not only about Star Trek, but about science fiction in general, and science.

I do not much dislike the matter, but the manner of his speech.

William Shakespeare

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.

Thomas Carlyle

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

Benjamin Disraeli

I love getting dressed up. Being a pop star is the most brilliant job for that. A lot of girls love shopping, but they might see the most amazing outfit and think, 'When am I going to wear that?', so it's my duty to exploit the fact I do have events I can wear these things to.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

This legislation confronts the human truth that the need for clean water knows no borders, and proper management and intervention can be a currency for peace and international cooperation.

Bill Frist

I shall not wholly die, and a great part of me will escape the grave.

Horace

Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

Oliver Goldsmith

As Ginny and Hermione moved closer to the rest of the family, Harry had a clear view of the bodies lying next to Fred: Remus and Tonks, pale and still and peaceful-looking, apparently asleep beneath the dark, enchanted ceiling.

J.K. Rowling

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.

Bill Cosby

Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you gain at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his own tail. It won't fatten the dog.

Mark Twain, speech, November 23,

Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right.

Mahatma Gandhi

Pretend to be good always and even God will be fooled.

Kurt Vonnegut