It is no small art to sleep: for that purpose you must keep awake all day.
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.
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.
The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.
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.
In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. – In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.
I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers which can’t be questioned.
Everything must be made as simple as possible. But not simpler.
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.
Give me 6 hours to chop a tree, I will spend the first 4 sharpening my axe.