Everything must be made as simple as possible. But not simpler.
I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial and government or military pressures.
I think we judge talent wrong. What do we see as talent? I think I have made the same mistake myself. Things like determination, courage, discipline, temperament, these are also talent.
Ask the right questions, and nature will open the doors to her secrets.
Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.
Prayers without accordant action are silent lies told to oneself, heard by no God, amounting to nothing. Action is the language of truth, the prayers of the Saints.
I am heartened to find so much wit in you, that you’d give thought to consequences and choose your way with reason, not passion only.
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
I am heartened to find so much wit in you, that you’d give thought to consequences and choose your way with reason, not passion only.