Louis Agassiz

Facts are stupid until brought into connection with some general law.

Study nature, not books.

The study of Nature is intercourse with the Highest Mind. You should never trifle with Nature.

I'd date someone younger or older; age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity.

I feel sorry for generations of Labour voters and supporters who must look and wonder what on earth has gone wrong and what Labour is for.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.