It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. (Carl Sagan)

There’s a limit to how many times you can read how great you are and what an inspiration you are, but I’m not there yet. (Randy Pausch)

Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain. (Friedrich von Schiller)

You can only find truth with logic if you have already found truth without it. (Gilbert Keith Chesterton)

Basically, I no longer work for anything but the sensation I have while working. (Albert Giacometti (sculptor))