The true measure of a man is not what he dreams, but what he aspires to be; a dream is nothing without action. Whether one fails or succeeds is irrelevant; all that matters is that there was motion in his life. That alone affects the world.

Of course, nobody would deny the importance of human beings for theological thinking, but the time span of history that theologians think about is a few thousand years of human culture rather than the fifteen billion years of the history of the universe.

John Polkinghorne

A person who borrows your watch, tells you what time it is, pockets your watch, and then sends you a bill for it.

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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

George Washington

We need to be a leadership position about protecting minors on the Internet and, more importantly, giving the parents the tools they need to protect them.

Peter Chernin

I have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near your heart.

Pope John XXIII

You can find out anything you want about a car now, and especially every bit of information about the price, without relying on the dealers.

Susan Orlean

My denial and irresponsible attitude about asthma put me at great risk and caused me so much needless suffering. My hope is that the kids I talk to learn to open up about their asthma, become educated about their condition, and seek help.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Not one Republican president has balanced the budget in 34 years. You can not trust Republicans with your money.

Howard Dean

The worst thing that could possibly happen to anybody would be to not be used for anything by anybody. Thank you for using me, even though I didn't want to be used by anybody.

Kurt Vonnegut

I have no idea what I'm going to say when I stand up to give a toast. But I do know that anything I say I find funny.

Don Rickles

We must remember that possession of physical beauty can easily weaken the moral faculty.

Frank Tallis

We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and to fly away is to become like God, as far as this is possible; and to become like him is to become holy, just, and wise.

Plato