Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book was written. Yevgeny Zamyatin

Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed...

Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of registering, perpetuating and transmitting thought....

Society is now one polished horde, — Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored. Lord Byron, Don Juan

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards. Robert...

I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it makes life safe and sane,...

We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming. Wernher Von Braun

Fig Newton: The force required to accelerate a fig 39.37 inches per sec. J. Hart

He does not live in vain, who employs his wealth, his thought, his speech to advance the good of others....

To believe with certainty we must begin by doubting. King Stanislas I of Poland