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What could an entirely rational being speak of with another entirely rational being?

— Emmanuel Levinas, French philosopher

Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves.

— Richard Feynman, American Theoretical Physicist

What, therefore, is a government at its best? It is a government that “governs” least and instead finds ways to mobilise the energies of our people.

— Vikram Sarabhai, Indian Scientist

What counts now are the value-less facts, the material and the rational. All else is regarded with condescension as being of only sentimental value.

— Jean Gebser, Swiss Philosopher

Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.

— Mark Twain, American Writer

That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.

— Christopher Hitchens, Author

The best brains of the Nation may be found on the last benches of the Classroom

—  A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, Former Indian President

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift – and the rational mind is a faithful servant. – We have created a society that honors the servant – and has forgotten the gift.

— Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist

The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways. I to die, and you to live. Which is better God only knows.

— Socrates, Classical Greek Philosopher 

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.

— Max Planck, German Theoretical Physicist
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