Now I understand that one of the important reasons for going to college and getting an education is to learn that the things you've believed in all your life aren't true, and that nothing is what it appears to be.

No one really starts anything new, Mrs. Nemur. Everyone builds on other men's failures. There is nothing really original in science. What each man contributes to the sum of knowledge is what counts.

I may not have all the time I thought I had.

Thank God for books and music and things I can think about." --Charlie Gordan

Strange about learning; the farther I go the more I see that I never knew even existed.

What an incredible thing! How much less they had than other human beings. Mentally retarded, deaf, mute - and still eagerly sanding benches.

There are a lot of people who will give money or materials, but very few who will give time and affection.