Things are the way they are because they were the way they were.

Once I had learnt my twelve times table (at the age of three) it was downhill all the way.

It is the true nature of mankind to learn from mistakes, not from example

The man who voyages strange seas must of necessity be a little unsure of himself. It is the man with the flashy air of knowing everything, who is always with it, that we should beware of.

I don't see the logic of rejecting data just because they seem incredible.

There is a coherent plan in the universe, though I don't know what it's a plan for.