Eureka! - I have found it!

Eureka! - I have found it!

Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

Those who claim to discover everything but produce no proofs of the same may be confuted as having actually pretended to discover the impossible.

Equal weights at equal distances are in equilibrium and equal weights at unequal distances are not in equilibrium but incline towards the weight which is at the greater distance.

Give me a place to stand, a lever long enough and a fulcrum. and I can move the earth

Rise above oneself and grasp the world.

Tears are the badges of sorrow.

My rule of thumb is that I want to do things I'd like to go and see myself.

It was the corner sweet-shop in Australia that first piqued my interest in interior design. I went into this space with a mixture of apprehension and excitement as a child. It was filled, floor to ceiling, with the most incredible rounded glass bowls filled to the brim with bonbons, buttons, and sweets.

At 25, I made many companies. I was thinking more like a businessman or entrepreneur than a CEO. I created many companies, small companies, medium companies. I tried to be involved in many kinds of activities, in finance, in real estate, in mining.

Ben Carson's either the angriest person in the world or the calmest.

Clearly, Simon Baz brings such a different viewpoint to 'Green Lantern.' The very nature of the corps concept of overcoming fear, I felt Simon was a great character to explore, while getting a different viewpoint on things.

Flying has torn apart the relationship of space and time it uses our old clock but with new yardsticks.

Not many venture firms have people whose job is to read academic research - on startups, ventures, and entrepreneurs - and gather knowledge from that.

I have never been sorry to see my sets being struck, provided they are well photographed. They're not works of art but part of making a film.

Sometimes people come out of school right now and they immediately want a job doing something. And there's nothing wrong with just listening and learning and watching.

You would never do stand-up without an audience. I mean, no one would even consider it. It’s like they’re the instrument you’re playing."

I am happy with being a tennis player and the choice I took when I was 12. But clearly, if I wouldn't have been a tennis player, I would have loved to be a soccer player. But again, I am happy with the choice I made.

God sends no one away empty except those who are full of themselves.

I dont think there are any men who are faithful to their wives.

If someone you know makes a bad decision or uses bad judgment it doesnt mean you have to allow that to alter your attitude. Why should you allow anyone elses bad decisions to send you into a tailspin of misery

My family was never happy with me. I could just say that across the board.

It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.

I expect that our associates will walk with a little more bounce in their step and understand that this company is behind them and has respect for them.

All of us aspire to be powerful, and we all want to connect with others.

I want to see where I measure up against everyone in the world and everyone who has ever competed in the sport, and there's that innate sense of wanting to challenge myself. I'm competitive in all aspects.

All who love are conspirators.

I have always been interested in abandoned cars. I can't tell you how many times I've been in a car, driving, and there's a car sitting in a pasture, totally abandoned. Or on the edge of a creek or something. I always wonder: why did somebody park it in the pasture and leave?

I just want to be happy. You know what I'm saying? I just want to be happy, and I want to be able to make somebody else happy.

Obviously when you're a teen you have no money, so you make, like, three outfits out of one dress. You're like, 'OK cut the arms here. Alright: New party, cut them to here.'

The best holiday I ever had was the first one I went on without my parents, when I was 17.