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If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.

— Isaac Newton, Physicist

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.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson, Science Communicator

Everything must be made as simple as possible. But not simpler.

— Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist

Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.

— E.M. Forster, English Novelist

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.

— Ayn Rand, Russian-American Novelist

Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.

— George Orwell, English Novelist

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

— Charles Darwin, English Biologist

Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.

— Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Renaissance Artist

Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.

— Mark Twain, American Writer

I think that we must find some way to get more common sense, more rationality, in our decisions and less emotion.

— David Packard, Co- founder of HP
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