[Ernest Rutherford is]...a second Newton.

The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.

The pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, an almost fanatical love of justice and the desire for personal independence -- these are the features of the Jewish tradition which make me thank my stars that I belong to it.

But the creative principle resides in mathematics. In a certain sense, therefore, I hold true that pure thought can grasp reality, as the ancients dreamed.

I know that the most joy in my life has come to me from my violin.

You think you have troubles with mathematics . . . I assure you mine are still bigger.

The health of society thus depends quite as much on the independence of the individuals composing it as on their close political cohesion.