I think there is a tendency in science to measure what is measurable and to decide that what you cannot measure must be uninteresting.

The greatest genius will never be worth much if he pretends to draw exclusively from his own resources.

Johann von Goethe

I beg people not to accept the seasonal ritual of well-timed charity on Christmas Eve. It's blasphemy.

Jonathan Kozol

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

Colin Powell

One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society ... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

My mom being a psychotherapist, I've been brought up with that whole psychoanalytical terrain.

Helena Bonham Carter

I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four years were spent in wild success. I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a byproduct. The course was more plodding than heroic.

Steve Martin

Let me listen to myself and not to them.

Gertrude Stein

Pray that God is the most important thing in your life, so much so that hurting him wold hurt you. When that happens, and your choices line up with his, it produces an amazing ripple effect of blessings--in your life, that of your family, and for the man you eventually marry.

Julie Lessman

Too many people in the American media have lost any concept of loyalty to their country -- if they even consider it their country, rather than just their residence.Yeah, that's right, I'm playing the patriotism card. But not the way you think.Our country is at war. And it's a war in which victory absolutely depends on the Muslim world perceiving it as a war between the U.S and its allies on one side, and fanatical murderous terrorists on the other.If it is ever perceived as a war against Islam, then we have lost. The world has lost.So during such a difficult time, even people who think the Iraq War or even the whole war on terror is a horrible mistake still have an obligation of loyalty to the nation that offers them protection, prosperity, and freedom.Copyright

Orson Scott Card, The Riots of t

In two days, it's hard to to get the quality you would normally want for a design project.

Douglas Wilson

The way I become friends with somebody is a slow process. You can't just spill your guts and tell them everything about yourself and expect them to listen and understand you because you don't know them. It's the same thing with a relationship.

Leighton Meester

I went to a fancy french restaurant called Deja Vu. Theheadwaiter said, Don't I know you?

Steven Wright