If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly right; but if he says that it is impossible, he is very probably wrong.

In a mad world, only the mad are sane.

Do not take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive.

I am opposed to censorship. Censors are pretty sure fools. I have no confidence in the suppression of everyday facts.

For I never have seen, and never shall see, that the cessation of the evidence of existence is necessarily evidence of the cessation of existence.

Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.

A blossom of returning light, An April flower of sun and dew; The earth and sky, the day and night Are melted in her depth of blue!

Many commit the same crimes with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.

The 50-50-90 rule: Any time you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

Nothing hurts more than having to pay an income tax, unless it is not having to pay an income tax.

Tom.

If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.

O welcome pure-ey'd Faith, white-handed Hope, Thou hovering angel, girt with golden wings!

No one could be more happy than a man who has never known affliction

Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.

We need to give ourselves permission to act out our dreams and visions, not look for more sensations, more phenomena, but live our strongest dreams -- even if it takes a lifetime.

Life is a play. It's not its length, but its performance that counts.

Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so extreme hatred; and too violent rigor tempts chastity, as does too much license.

Our youth we can have but to-day; We may always find time to grow old.

I just wake up and say, "You're a bum, go do something worthwhile today.".