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

We should be on our guard not to overestimate science and scientific methods when it is a question of human problems, and we should not assume that experts are the only ones who have the right to express themselves on questions affecting the organization of society.

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift.

Why is it that no one understands me and everybody likes me

Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it. One should earn one's living by work of which one is sure one is capable. Only when we do not have to be accountable to anybody can we find joy in scientific endeavor.

Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.

Scientists were rated as great heretics by the church, but they were truly religious men because of their faith in the orderliness of the universe.