Man's will, sustained by an indominable conviction, is much more powerful than material forces that seem insurmountable.

I know very well that many scientists consider dowsing as they do astrology, as a type of ancient superstition. According to my conviction this is, unjustified. The dowsing rod is a simple instrument which shows the uncanny reaction of the human nervous system to certain factors which are unknown to us at this time.

Was wirklich zählt, ist Intuition

I urge a willingness to reserve a place in rational science for non-rational wonder.

I shall never believe that God plays dice with the world.

The most valuable thing a teacher can impart to children is not knowledge and understanding per se but a longing for knowledge and understanding, and an appreciation for intellectual values, whether they be artistic, scientific, or moral. It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Most teachers waste their time by asking questions that are intended to discover what a pupil does not know, whereas the true art of questioning is to discover what the pupil does know or is capable of knowing.

If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it.