“You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.”

You cannot teach a person something he does not already know, you can only bring what he does know to his awareness.

The laws of nature are written by the hand of God in the language of mathematics.

Being infinitely amazed, so do I give thanks to God, Who has been pleased to make me the first observer of marvelous things, unrevealed to bygone ages.

The increase of known truths stimulates the investigation, establishment, and growth of the arts.

Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.

The vain presumption of understanding everything can have no other basis than never having understood anything.

You may force me to say what you wish; you may revile me for saying what I do. But it moves.

See now the power of truth.

In my studies of astronomy and philosophy I hold this opinion about the universe, that the Sun remains fixed in the centre of the circle of heavenly bodies, without changing its place; and the Earth, turning upon itself, moves round the Sun.

Who would dare assert that we know all there is to be known?

It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved.

Knowing thyself, that is the greatest wisdom.

Philosophy is written in that great book which ever lies before our eyes. I mean the universe, but we cannot understand it if we do not first learn the language and grasp the symbols, in which it is written.

The nature of the human mind is such that unless it is stimulated by images of things acting upon it from without, all remembrance of them passes easily away.

We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.

Holy Scripture could never lie or err…its decrees are of absolute and inviolable truth.

T.I.’s my mentor; he’s a really close friend of mine. I call him my brother like we talk on the phone all the time. He’s helped me with my career.

If you need a helping hand, you can find one at the end of your arm.

Helpless does not equal worthless.

I’m not perfect. But clothes help. A good bra with some underwire definitely helps a lot!

Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.

We look in our own backyard and say, ‘How do we help at-risk families, at risk youth? How do we think through some of the problems affecting the Pacific Northwest and make some change there?’

I myself am a Buddhist, not a Christian. But I cannot help but think that if Christ ran a public establishment, it would be open to all, and He would be the last to refuse service to anyone. It is, simply put, the most un-Christian of notions.

“The most amazing thing isn’t that I’ve helped people or that I’ve saved lives, I hear that all the time. I still doubt that, but the most amazing thing is that you guys saved me.”