Galileo - the father of modern physics - indeed of modern science.

Genius simply cannot be reduced to a set of rules for anyone to follow.

Don't let the measurable drive out the relevant

It is not so important where one settles down. The best thing is to follow your instincts without too much reflection.

More and more I come to value charity and love of one's fellow being above everything else...All our lauded technological progress-our very civilization-is like the axe in the hand of the pathological criminal.

Strange is our situation here on earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose.

People will not disarm step by step; they will disarm at one blow or not at all.