I fully agree with you about the significance and educational value of as well as history and philosophy of science. So many people today - and even professional - seem to me like someone who has seen thousands of trees but has never seen a forest. A knowledge of the historic and philosophical background gives that kind of independence from prejudices of his generation from which most scientists are suffering. This independence created by philosophical insight is - in my opinion - the mark of distinction between a mere artisan or specialist and a real seeker after truth.

The greatest knowledge a person can possess is the address of the local library.

If everybody lived as I do, surely the writing of romance novels would never have come into being.

A conviction akin to religious feeling of the rationality or intelligibility of the world lies behind all scientific work of a high order.

The more cruel the wrong that men commit against an individual or a people, the deeper their hatred and contempt for their victim.

O, Youth: Do you know that yours is not the first generation to yearn for a life full of beauty and freedom?

Don't become a seeker of success. Become a person of value.