Sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.

I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries.

Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise.

I want to put a ding in the universe.

Your personal nature seeks its paradise.

It is a process of diverting one's scattered forces into one powerful channel.

The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching.

I do not argue with obstinate men. I act in spite of them.

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.

The joke of our time is the suicide of intention.

I just want to retire before I go senile because if I don't retire before I go senile, then I'll do more damage than good at that point.

Everything beautiful has a mark of eternity.

Every beauty which is seen here by persons of perception resembles more than anything else that celestial source from which we all are come.

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

Enthusiasm... the sustaining power of all great action.

The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.

Any product that needs a manual to work is broken.

When one door is closed, don't you know that many more are open