“Or holds them of no account in the estimate of his origin and place in the created world.”

Indirectly modifying the whole surface of the earth, breaking in upon any supposition of zoological continuity, and utterly unaccounted for by what we have any right to call the laws of nature.

A cold atheistical materialism is the tendency of the so-called material philosophy of the present day.

Yet Mr. Lyell will admit no greater paroxysms than we ourselves have witnessed-no periods of feverish spasmodic energy, during which the very framework of nature has been convulsed and torn asunder.

And why is this done? For no other reason, I am sure, except to make us independent of a Creator.

The sober facts of geology shuffled, so as to play a rogue’s game; phrenology (that sinkhole of human folly and prating coxcombry); spontaneous generation; transmutation of species; and I know not what; all to be swallowed, without tasting and trying

The powers of nature are never in repose; her work never stands still.

[Vestiges begins] from principles which are at variance with all sober inductive truth.

Our book becomes more clear, and nature seems to speak to us in language so like our own, that we easily comprehend it.

It has been modified by many great revolutions, brought about by an inner mechanism of which we very imperfectly comprehend the movements; but of which we gain a glimpse by studying their effects:

And their many causes still acting on the surface of our globe with undiminished power, which are changing, and will continue to change it, as long as it shall last.

we may then see the muscular integuments, and sinews, and bones of our mother Earth,

We cannot take one step in geology without drawing upon the fathomless stores of by-gone time.

The pretended physical philosophy of modern days strips Man of all his moral attributes

From first to last it is a dish of rank materialism cleverly cooked up.

But just as we begin to enter on the history of physical changes going on before our eyes, and in which we ourselves bear a part,

Volcanic action is essentially paroxysmal

I just want to keep the diversity and the options open. In terms of what I’m looking for,

Whilst I’m still young and I still have the looks

I’m known for playing bad guys, so this was an interesting departure from what I’m known to play, which is a softer, more likable, affable character.

He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own conduct.

Life is one long struggle in the dark.

The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.

If you want to have a finished product, at some point you have to say “enough.”

They’re dedicated, patriotic Americans. They will work with any president. They want to have a good relationship with every president.