The visible mark of extraordinary wisdom and power appear so plainly in all the works of creation.

The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that position be taken on current issues as they arise and the desire that one's contributions will somehow survive the ravages of time.

Angela Y. Davis

To die,so young to die.No, no, not I,I love the warm sunny skies,light, song, shining eyes,I want no war, no battle cry,No, no, not I.

Hannah Senesh

I'm reading a lot of different books, but I always think I have to switch it up a little bit. It's like food - everything in moderation, same with my books, same with my reading. You read books that are good for you and you learn a lot of stuff, then you read 'Fifty Shades of Grey,' which is like candy.

Shay Mitchell

One's friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human.

George Santayana

What pursuit is more elegant than that of collecting the ignominies of our nature and transfixing them for show, each on the bright pin of a polished phrase?

Logan Pearsall Smith

Minds ripen at very different ages.

Elizabeth Montagu

We define ourselves, in part, by the discriminations we make. The value of what we love is enriched by our understanding of what we dislike.

David Ansen

The people long eagerly for just two things. Bread and circuses.

Juvenal

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

Winston Churchill

Why do we capital-N Nerds love Mars so much? Because it's beautiful, it's tough, it's buried in our mythic, childhood memories. It's covered with human triumphs but also with sad stories of failure.

Greg Bear

When the first computers started to come in, we tried to digitalize the seismological equipment.

Frank Press

If I've got food and water, as long as I can exercise my mind and keep it nimble, then I'll be okay.

Rob Walton