The creative scientist studies nature with the rapt gaze of the lover, and is guided as often by aesthetics as by rational considerations in guessing how nature works.

Curiosity is its own reason.

I'm no more intelligent than the next guy. I'm just more curious.

Past is dead Future is uncertain; Present is all you have, So eat, drink and live merry.

The State is made for Mankind, not mankind for the state

While I am a convinced pacifist there are circumstances in which I believe the use of force is appropriate - namely, in the face of an enemy unconditionally bent on destroying me and my people.

Things you can get access to, you should never memorize.