“My heart pounded. I felt flushed with disgust and irritation. Why must I always have such obstacles to my writing?”

We’ve got the catalog, now we just have to figure it out. It’s not going to be one gene. It’s going to be an accumulation of changes.

By comparing the human and chimp genomes, we can see the process of evolution clearly in the changes (in DNA) since we diverged from our common ancestor.

Success in spiritual life lies not in being the Best, but doing the Best.

The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin to damn the whole world.

The best form in which to worship God is every form.

What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it.

If seems almost un-American to enjoy delays, and perhaps enjoy is not the best word, but certainly a delayed flight

If a supernatural power tries to make you a saint or an emperor, refuse it, because the greatest beauty of life hides in having no position whatsoever! Positionless is the best position!

I still find the best way to understand a hospitalized patient is not by staring at the computer screen but by going to see the patient; it’s only at the bedside that I can figure out what is important.

The best thing about Valentine’s Day is that if you don’t have a lover, you badly remember to get one!