“For I am not so enamoured of my own opinions that I disregard what others may think of them.”

Of all things visible, the highest is the heaven of the fixed stars.

To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.

The earth together with its surrounding waters must in fact have such a shape as its shadow reveals, for its eclipses the moon with the arc of a perfect circle.

For it is the duty of an astronomer to compose the history of the celestial motions through careful and expert study.

Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe.

I often considered whether there could perhaps be found a more reasonable arrangement of circles.

In the midst of all dwells the Sun. For who could set this luminary in another or better place in this most glorious temple, than whence he can at one and the same time brighten the whole

Those things which I am saying now may be obscure, yet they will be made clearer in their proper place.

Near the sun is the center of the universe.

The massive bulk of the earth does indeed shrink to insignificance in comparison with the size of the heavens.

At rest, however, in the middle of everything is the sun.

When a large number of organs of the press come to advance along the same track, their influence becomes almost irresistible in the long term, and public opinion, struck always from the same side, ends by yielding under their blows.

Don’t make an opinion on me if you don’t know nothin’ about me.

When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated, and ambitious.

Our new Soviet constitution will, in my opinion, be the most democratic constitution of all those existing in the world.

I go around the room and ask people, ‘What do you think?’

A well informed public opinion is essential to the growth of political and social awareness. Only he who is informed can comment intelligently on his nation’s development and only by such comments can errors be corrected and progress stimulated.

When people express opinions that differ from yours, take it as a chance to grow. Seek to understand over being understood. Be curious, not defensive. The only way to disarm another human being is by listening.

You can’t let the fear of what people might say or think stop you from doing what you want to do or else we would never do anything.