Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule.
For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.
The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.
If you are going through hell, keep going.
If you’re afraid – don’t do it, – if you’re doing it – don’t be afraid.
That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.
To such a world of conflict, a world of victims, and executions, it is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.