Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, ministers to the human spirit.

I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation [and] is but a reflection of human frailty.

Albert Einstein

Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.

Adam Smith

Thus all things are doomed to change for the worse and retrograde.

Virgil

No civilized society can thrive upon victims, whose humanity has been permanently mutilated.

Rabindranath Tagore

Even if the chef has a good business head, his focus should be behind kitchen doors. A business partner should take care of everything in front of the kitchen doors.

Bobby Flay

Words are but wind and learning is nothing but words ergo, learning is nothing but wind.

Jonathan Swift

No one has done a study on this, as far as I can tell, but I think Facebook might be the first place where a large number of people have come out. We didn't create that - society was generally ready for that. I think this is just part of the general trend that we talked about, about society being more open, and I think that's good.

Mark Zuckerberg

I have come to a resolution myself as I hope every good citizen will, never again to purchase any article of foreign manufacture which can be had of American make be the difference of price what it may.

Thomas Jefferson

If you think you're too small to make a difference, you've obviously never been in bed with a mosquito.

Michelle Walker

The idea that is not dangerous is not worthy of being called an idea at all.

Elbert Hubbard

Had there been no difficulties and no thorns in the way, then man would have been in his primitive state and no progress made in civilization and mental culture.

Anandabai Joshee

The secret is not to give up hope. It's very hard not to because if you're really doing something worthwhile I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through the other side.

George Lucas