From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that we are here for the sake of each other - above all for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, and also for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day I realize how much my own outer and inner life is built upon the labors of my fellow men, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received.

My only genius talent is inquisitiveness.

If a theory can not be explained to a child, then the theory is probably worthless.

The discovery of nuclear reactions need not bring about the destruction of mankind any more than the discovery of matches.

The rest of my life (as a 39 year old) I want to reflect on what life is.

Keep on sowing your seed, for you never know which will grow - perhaps it all will.

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.