An optimist believes we live in the best possible of worlds.- A pessimist fears that this is true.
I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial and government or military pressures.
It is the mark of an educated mind, to entertain a thought without accepting it.
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.
Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery we are trying to solve.
If you are going through hell, keep going.
Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married, or own a house as if life was some kind of grocery list. But no one ever asks you if you are happy.
Natural science does not simply describe and explain nature: it is part of the interplay between us and nature.
Worse than any severe mental illness, is the illness of bigotry.