Just as with the man in the fairy tale who turned whatever he touched into gold, with me everything is turned into newspaper clamor.

We are boxed in by the boundary conditions of our thinking

I don't need to know everything, I just need to know where to find it, when I need it

It's no accident that capitalism has brought with it progress, not merely in production but also in knowledge. Egoism and competition are, alas, stronger forces than public spirit and sense of duty.

External conditions can, to a certain extent, reduce, but never cancel individual repsonsibility.

(Reply on what constitutes scientific proof:)"The question is much too difficult for me.

If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.