Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty. – Louisa May Alcott
It is impossible for any number which is a power greater than the second to be written as a sum of two like powers. I have a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain. – Pierre de Fermat
He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense. – Joseph Conrad
You know who a complicated tax code kills? The guy or gal trying to start a business out of the spare bedroom of their home. So weve got to simplify our tax code. – Marco Rubio
The way I become friends with somebody is a slow process. You cant just spill your guts and tell them everything about yourself and expect them to listen and understand you because you dont know them. Its the same thing with a relationship. – Leighton Meester
I like animals. I like natural history. The travel bit is not the important bit. The travel bit is what you have to do in order to go and look at animals. – David Attenborough
