In a sailboat I become oblivious to everything else in the world.

While it is true that science, to the extent of its grasp of causative connections, may reach important conclusions as to the compatibility and incompatibility of goals and evaluations, the independent and fundamental definitions regarding goals and values remain beyond science's reach.

I believe that pipe smoking contributes to a somewhat calm and objective judgement in all human affairs.

No one must think that Newton’s great creation can be overthrown in any real sense by this [Theory of Relativity] or by any other theory. His clear and wide ideas will for ever retain their significance as the foundation on which our modern conceptions of physics have been built.

Everyone has two choices. We're either full of love... or full of fear.

No idea is conceived in our mind independent of our five senses [i.e., no idea is divinely inspired].

While you're trying to get ahead, remember to get aheart as well. When your only problem IS a nail, all you want is a decent hammer. There are only two ways to live your life: one is as though nothing is a miracle; the other is as though everything is a miracle.