The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. (Samuel Johnson)

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

Talent does what it can; genius does what it must. (Edward George Bulwer-Lytton)

I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. (Sir Winston Churchill)