What the individual can do is to give a fine example, and to have the courage to uphold ethical values .. in a society of cynics.

God doesn't; shoot crap with the universe.Your innermost thoughts are beliefs that unfold as your universe.

My scientific work is motivated by an irresistible longing to understand the secrets of nature and by no other feeling. My love for justice and striving to contribute towards the improvement of human conditions are quite independent from my scientific interests.

You must be aware that most men (and also not only a few women) are by nature not monogamous. This nature makes itself even more forceful when tradition and circumstance stand in an individual's way.

Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.

Logic can take you from point A to point B. Imagination can take you wherever you want

You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created.