The 'gallows' are not only a symbol of death, but also a symbol of cruelty, terror and irreverence for life; the common denominator of primitive savagery, medieval fanaticism and modern totalitarianism.

Some of the greatest discoveries...consist mainly in the clearing away of psychological roadblocks which obstruct the approach to reality; which is why,post factum they appear so obvious.

Scientists are peeping toms at the keyhole of eternity.

In the pun, two strings of thought are tangled into one acoustic knot.

Creativity in science could be described as the act of putting two and two together to make five

Innovation is a twofold threat to academic mediocrities: it endangers their oracular authority, and it evokes the deeper fear that their whole, laboriously constructed intellectual edifice might collapse.

The temptations of God were always more dangerous for mankind than those of Satan.