Dostoevsky gives me more than any scientist, more than Gauss.

The real problem is in the hearts and minds of men. It is not a problem of physics but of ethics. It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil spirit of man.

I know that it is a hopeless undertaking to debate about fundamental value judgements. For instance, if someone approves, as a goal, the extirpation of the human race from the earth, one cannot refute such a viewpoint on rational grounds. But if there is agreement on certain goals and values, one can argue rationally about the means by which these objectives may be obtained.

How do I work? I grope.

Genius simply cannot be reduced to a set of rules for anyone to follow.

You might as well not be alive if you're not in awe of God.

The only race I know is the human one.