A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another.

The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.

Nobody knows whether our personalities pass on to another existence or sphere, but if we can evolve an instrument so delicate to be manipulated by our personality as it survives in the next life such an instrument ought to record something.

I believe in the existence of a Supreme Intelligence pervading the Universe.

The great trouble is that the preachers get the children from six to seven years of age and then it is almost impossible to do anything with them.

Surprises and reverses can serve as an incentive for great accomplishment. There are no rules here, we're just trying to accomplish something.

I never knew I had an inventive talent until Phrenology told me so. I was a stranger to myself until then!