To himself everyone is an immortal. He may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead. – Samuel Butler
The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust. – Samuel Butler
Priests are not men of the world it is not intended that they should be and a University training is the one best adapted to prevent their becoming so. – Samuel Butler
It is bad enough to see one’s own good things fathered on other people, but it is worse to have other people’s rubbish fathered upon oneself. – Samuel Butler
Science is one of a handful of things that defines us as a very special species. It is amazing how far we have been able to get and how accurate our predictions are. I think understanding how the universe was born is very important. It really gives us a perspective on many things. – Yuri Milner