"He is not dead who departs from life with a high and noble fame; but he is dead, even while living, whose brow is branded with infamy."

"The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women's emancipation."

"The most decisive actions of our life - I mean those that are most likely to decide the whole course of our future - are, more often than not, unconsidered."

"Black holes are where God divided by zero."

"FICKLENESS, n. The iterated satiety of an enterprising affection."

"The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels grateful and has no one to thank."

"What a searching preacher of self-command is the varying phenomenon of health."

"You pile up enough tomorrows and you'll be left with nothing but a bunch of empty yesterdays. I don't know about you, but I'd like to make today worth remembering."

"To give an accurate description of what has never occurred is not merely the proper occupation of the historian, but the inalienable privilege of any man of parts and culture."

"One of the most difficult things to contend with in a hospital is that assumption on the part of the staff that because you have lost your gall bladder you have also lost your mind."