"Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven."

"Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow so."

"We weep over the graves of infants and the little ones taken from us by death but an early grave may be the shortest way to heaven."

"Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both."

"Israel welcomes the wind of change, and sees a window of opportunity. Democratic and science-based economies by nature desire peace. Israel does not want to be an island of affluence in an ocean of poverty. Improvements in our neighbours' lives mean improvements to the neighbourhood in which we live."

"I really wanted to be veterinarian, but I got a 410 on my math SATs."

"Scientific views end in awe and mystery, lost at the edge in uncertainty, but they appear to be so deep and so impressive that the theory that it is all arranged as a stage for God to watch man's struggle for good and evil seems inadequate."

"There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self."