But science can only be created by those who are thoroughly imbued with the aspiration toward truth and understanding. This source of feeling, however, springs from the sphere of religion. To this there also belongs the faith in the possibility that the regulations valid for the world of existence are rational, that is, comprehensible to reason. I cannot conceive of a genuine scientist without that profound faith. The situation may be expressed by an image: science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.

Measured objectively, what a man can wrest from Truth by passionate striving is utterly infinitesimal. But the striving frees us from the bonds of the self and makes us comrades of those who are the best and the greatest.

Most people stop looking when they find the proverbial needle in the haystack. I would continue looking to see if there were other needles.

Condemnation before investigation is the highest form of ignorance.

I have reached an age where if someone tells me to wear socks, I dont have to

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.

Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty.