It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery was the result of musical perception.

It is my fate to be considered an authority, since I spent my youth rebelling against it.

The scientist is activated by a wonder and awe before the mysterious comprehensibility of the universe which is yet finally beyond his grasp. In its profoundest depths it is inaccessible to man.

How vile and despicable war seems to me! I would rather be hacked to pieces than take part in such an abominable business.

About God, I cannot accept any concept based on the authority of the Church... As long as I can remember. I have resented mass indoctrination. I cannot prove to you there is no personal God, but if I were to speak of him, I would be a liar. I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil. His universe is not ruled by wishful thinking, but by immutable laws

Intuitive powers played a central role in my scientific work, not wild speculation, yet a valued resource when no other approach was available.

If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.