“To modify the conditions of the Earth's movement is beyond the powers ...” — Jules Verne Quote

“To modify the conditions of the Earth's movement is beyond the powers of man. It is not given to mankind to change the order established by the Creator in the system of the Universe.”

“Is not a woman's heart unfathomable?”

“Fellows who have rascally faces have only one course to take, and that is to remain honest; otherwise, they would be arrested off-hand.”

“The bicycle might just be the greatest of all inventions. It empowers the human machine, and with no input beyond perhaps a trendy isotonic health drink in a brightly coloured bottle at an inflated price.”

“It is going to be an experiment of how it works, and I see I have all reasons to believe that it will work fine. But it's a short time. And we also have pushed the envelope here a little beyond what has been done in the past.”

“Congress needs strong parties, but it also needs the capacity to deal with budget and entitlement challenges that are likely beyond the reach of pure partisan exertion.”