I nearly died of double bronchial pneumonia at the age of five.

Mathematics possesses not only truth, but also supreme beauty

Bertrand Russell

Power never takes a step back except in the face of more power.

Malcolm X

Two heads are better than one.

Proverb, Polish proverb: Co dwie

Shakespeare opens a mine which contains gold and diamonds in unexhaustible plenty, though clouded by incrustations, debased by impurities, and mingled with a mass of meaner minerales.

Samuel Johnson

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

Because of a great love, one is courageous.

Lao Tzu

The most meaningful engine of change, powerful enough to confront corporate power, may be not so much environmental quality, as the economic development and growth associated with the effort to improve it.

Barry Commoner

Those sweet lips. My, oh my, I could kiss those lips all night long.Good things come to those who wait.

Jess C. Scott

Time is generally the best doctor.

Ovid

The science of booby-trapping has taken a good deal of the fun out of following hot on the enemy's heels.

A. J. Liebling

It's normally the kiss of death to be identified as a rising star, or someone to watch.

George Osborne

Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart.

William Shakespeare