Archived Quotes

Mathematics is written for mathematicians.

Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.

In 'Huckleberry Finn,'

I have drawn Tom Blankenship exactly as he was.

He was ignorant, unwashed,

insufficiently fed;

but he had as good a heart as ever any boy had.

Every actual State is corrupt.

Good men must not obey laws too well.

I’m a romantic at heart.

This is the real secret of life

to be completely engaged with

what you are doing in the here and now.

The first of April is the day

we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.

To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

She was not quite what you would call refined.

She was not quite what you would call unrefined.

She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot.

The faster you go,

the shorter you are.

To know the true nature of the heavens,

one must first free oneself from the chains of human opinion.

Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that's when you're most beautiful.

I haven’t slept for ten days,

because that would be too long.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly

find out how far one can go.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,

none but ourselves can free our minds.

All I required to be

happy was friendship

and people I could admire

The purpose of opening the mind,

as of opening the mouth,

is to shut it again on something solid.

I have a lot of things to prove to myself.

One is that I can live my life fearlessly.

Go see 'Hidden Figures,' and take a young person!

It will give a more positive outlook on

what is possible if you work hard,

do your best, and are prepared.

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.