He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs religion. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Religion
It was not simply out of a spirit of contradiction that I exposed a light source to magnetic forces. The idea came to me during an investigation of the effect discovered by Kerr on light reflected by magnetic mirrors. Pieter Zeeman Spirit
It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity. Horace Courage
Experts say that Iraq may have nuclear weapons. That's bad news - they may have a nuclear bomb. Now the good news is that they have to drop it with a camel. David Letterman
I love Elmore Leonard. To me, True Romance is basically like an Elmore Leonard movie. Quentin Tarantino
It is not known precisely where angels dwell whether in the air, the void, or the planets. It has not been God's pleasure that we should be informed of their abode. Voltaire
O public road, I say back I am not afraid to leave you, yet I love you, you express me better than I can express myself. Walt Whitman
The first thing you should do with an actor is not sign a contract with him. Take him to dinner. And take him for a walk afterwards. Elia Kazan
A concert is a concert is a concert is a concert. An album is an album is an album is an album. Musically, both have nothing in common. Klaus Schulze Music
Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run. Mark Twain Education
I watched a couple of really bad directors work, and I saw how they completely botched it up and missed the visual opportunities of the scene when we had put things in front of them as opportunities. Set pieces, props and so on. James Cameron
I spend my life essentially alone at a computer. That doesn't change. I have the same challenges every day. Dan Brown
It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen. Do not even listen, only wait. Do not even wait, be wholly still and alone. The world will present itself to you for its unmasking, it can do no other, in ecstasy it will writhe at your feet. Franz Kafka Ecstasy
These people live again in print as intensely as when their images were captured on old dry plates of sixty years ago... I am walking in their alleys, standing in their rooms and sheds and workshops, looking in and out of their windows. Any they in turn seem to be aware of me. Ansel Adams
I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train. Oscar Wilde Travel
My argument was that we could not stop Hitler by cooperating with other bourgeois parties but that only a united working class could stop him. Klaus Fuchs
Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Stephen King Truth
It's absolutely vital now for Russia to make sure that democratic institutions will be resurrected and will go through the election process. Garry Kasparov
Beyond the Catholic exclusionary paradigm is a larger one which is the Christian one. Christians claim that if you don't believe in Christ, you can't get to heaven. Well that eliminates two thirds of the world's population! Neale Donald Walsch
A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales. Marie Curie
It was in the Seventies but I still recall what was a good night for my club. Of course, the stadium has changed now but I have heard that the atmosphere is still the same. Carl Zeiss
For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers. Homer
Success comes from taking the initiative and following up... persisting... eloquently expressing the depth of your love. What simple action could you take today to produce a new momentum toward success in your life? Tony Robbins Action Success
When you make a film like this, you must have the highest expectations of your audience. Having worked in situations where we have the lowest expectations of our audience. Atom Egoyan
Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason. Andre Gide Madness
He who has a task to perform must know how to take sides, or he is quite unworthy of it. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
As freely as the firmament embraces the world, or the sun pours forth impartially his beams, so mercy must encircle both friend and foe. Friedrich Schiller
I was an outsider... but I was also sympathetic with people that were struggling to get up, because I struggled to get up. Elia Kazan
