Part of the public horror of sexual irregularity so-called is due to the fact that everyone knows himself essentially guilty.

I was asked to memorise what I did not understand; and, my memory being so good, it refused to be insulted in that manner.

The joy of life consists in the exercise of one's energies, continual growth, constant change, the enjoyment of every new experience. To stop means simply to die. The eternal mistake of mankind is to set up an attainable ideal.

Indubitably, magic is one of the subtlest and most difficult of the sciences and arts. There is more opportunity for errors of comprehension, judgment and practice than in any other branch of physics.

Noah' doesn't merely get the story wrong; like all Biblical adaptations, it's bound to do that (although some aspects of the film are out and out ridiculous). It gets the morality of the story wrong, and in the process turns God into Gaia and morality into radical deep green environmentalism.

I'm actually the fourth generation in my family to have no practical use for the church, or God, or religion. My children continue this trend.

I like to think that faith has been a part of my life since I was a lot younger. It's definitely a part of my athletic career. I always wear a cross on my goggles during contests when I'm doing something gnarly. It's a reminder that I've got someone else helping me out.

Prayer is not about letting God know your will; it's about completely submitting to him. You die to yourself.