One would have to have completely forgotten the history of science so as to not remember that the desire to know nature has had the most constant and the happiest influence on the development of mathematics.

If war is ever lawful, then peace is sometimes sinful

C.S. Lewis

God has given us our talents, not to copy the talents of others, but rather to use our brains and imagination in order to obtain the revelation of true beauty.

Louis Comfort Tiffany

If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.

Michel de Montaigne

When the question arose whether I, as a member of the royal family, should take part in active combat in the Falklands, there was no question in her mind, and it only took her two days to sort the issue.

Prince Andrew

Interest? What's money interested in?' 'More money

Terry Pratchett

Science can destroy religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I am aware, the nonexistence of Zeus or Thor, but they have few followers now.

Arthur C. Clarke

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.

Helen Keller

It's a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research

Aldous Huxley

And so to those who suggest that we are somehow 'harming' young women by encouraging them to take charge of their health we say this: We are not harming young women by educating them. We are arming them with information that they will carry with them throughout their lives.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, I believe, three times.

Norman Vincent Peale

No sooner said than done -- so acts your man of worth.

Quintus Ennius

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust and helpfulness.

Fred Woodworth