Natural science does not simply describe and explain nature: it is part of the interplay between us and nature.
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.
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule.
I think it is a mistake to judge science by Nobel Prizes.
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.
If you find yourself in a fair fight, you should reexamine your tactics.
Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.
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.
Man once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind.