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.
Give me 6 hours to chop a tree, I will spend the first 4 sharpening my axe.
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.
Never memorize something that you can look up.
If you’re afraid – don’t do it, – if you’re doing it – don’t be afraid.
I am the master of my failure… If I never fail how will I ever learn.
I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers which can’t be questioned.
That rifle on the wall of the labourer’s cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.
I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial and government or military pressures.