If society has a technical need, that helps science forward more than ten universities.

The trouble was that he was talking in philosophy but they were listening in gibberish.

Terry Pratchett

Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.

Daphne du Maurier

My dad has sometimes felt that I grew up a little lacking in sufficient eccentricity - in the sense that I'm willing to live as an adult in a house with walls that are parallel to each other, that sort of thing.

Jaron Lanier

All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold.

Anita Brookner

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.

Timothy Bentley

Look around you. Everything changes. Everything on this earth is in a continuous state of evolving, refining, improving, adapting, enhancingchanging. You were not put on this earth to remain stagnant.

Steve Maraboli

Racing a thoroughbred grand prix car in front of a home crowd will be a surreal and mighty experience.

Nigel Mansell

Southern California, they have been amazing. They're totally with us.

Chita Rivera

It is a brave act to despise death; but where life is more terrible than death, it is then the truest valor to dare to live.

Sir Thomas Browne

People can refute your facts, but never your feelings.

Sharon Anthony Bower

It's always hard to deal with injuries mentally, but I like to think about it as a new beginning. I can't change what happened, so the focus needs to go toward healing and coming back stronger than before.

Carli Lloyd

Patience is a virtue and the best things in life are worth waiting for.

Julie Spira