When I was still a rather precocious young man, I already realized most vividly the futility of the hopes and aspirations that most men pursue throughout their lives.

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

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.

When we are working at something, we come down from our high logical horse and sniff around with our nose to the ground. Then we obliterate our traces in order to become more God-like.

I'd rather be an optimist and a fool than a pessimist and right.

History is littered with examples of men who would become gods, but only one example of God becoming Man.

The essentials of being a person of my type lies precisely in what they think and how they think, not in what they do. Your thoughts shape you.