Science is the century-old endeavor to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible phenomena of this world into as thorough-going an association as possible.

The question that drives me hazy is whether it is I or others who is crazy.

Germany had the misfortune of becoming poisoned, first because of plenty, and then because of want.

It is also a natural thing for a serious young man that he should form for himself as precise an idea as possible of the goal of his desires.

Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.

We are here for the sake of others

It is true that the grasping of truth is not possible without empirical basis. However, the deeper we penetrate and the more extensive and embracing our theories become the less empirical knowledge is needed to determine those theories.