"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo."

"Passion is the source of our finest moments, the joy of love, the clarity of hatred, and the ectasy of grief."

"It's all very well in practice, but it will never work in theory."

"Savor the warmth of every sun-filled day, and the chill wind of every raging storm, weeds as much as flowers, the bitter and the sweet."

"Happy is he who has laid up in his youth, and held fast in all fortune, a genuine and passionate love of reading."

"When you're young, try to be realistic; as you get older, become idealistic. You'll live longer."

"So it is that the gods do not give all men gifts of grace - neither good looks nor intelligence nor eloquence."

"I pray you bear me henceforth from the noise and rumour of the field, where I may think the remnant of my thoughts in peace, and part of this body and my soul with contemplation and devout desires."

"Before marriage, a man will lay down his life for you; after marriage he won't even lay down his newspaper."

"To be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand."

"To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, our pride supports; when we succeed; it betrays us."

"If we abide by the principles taught by the Bible, our country will go on prospering."