Thy hue, dear pledge, is pure and bright As in that well-remember'd night When first thy mystic braid was wove, And first my Agnes whisper'd love.

I think, therefore a single fertilized egg cell can replicate itself into trillions of specialized and exquisitely organized cells.

David Self

Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost.

Samuel Johnson

Foolproof systems do not take into account the ingenuity of fools.

Gene Brown

I love science fiction.

Pam Grier

Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.

Randy Pausch

All of science to me, everything that we have learned, is important to the extent that it brings us to our senses.

Ann Druyan

Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.

Peter Drucker

It is not the Government, the members of Parliament to whom the ultimate decision belongs, it is up to you to go forward sure of your sacred right of free opinion, sure of your patriotism.

John Amery

If a marker were to be erected today, it might read, in homage to his scientific courage: He preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions.

Carl Sagan

Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o clock is a scoundrel.

Samuel Johnson

I suppose one has a greater sense of intellectual degradation after an interview with a doctor than from any human experience.

Alice James

How do you tell troops who volunteered to fight for our freedoms that the country they fought for won't take care of them when they come back? In the time of war our troops and their families are supposed to be our number one priority.

John Salazar