We bear the world and we make it... There was never a great man who had not a great mother - it is hardly an exaggeration.
A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit, and a pebble in the hand of a fool.
Listen. Do not have an opinion while you listen because frankly, your opinion doesn?t hold much water outside of Your Universe. Just listen. Listen until their brain has been twisted like a dripping towel and what they have to say is all over the floor.
After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated.
The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off a prison spoon is something you will never forget.
Do it now. It is not safe to leave a generous feeling to the cooling influences of the world.