I did not, however, commit suicide, because I wished to know more of mathematics.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in the same sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

My own view on religion is that of Lucretius. I regard it as a disease born of fear and as a source of untold misery to the human race. I cannot, however, deny that it has made some contributions to civilisation. It helped in early days to fix the calendar, and it caused Egyptian priests to chronicle eclipses with such care that in time they became able to predict them. These two services I am prepared to acknowledge, but I do not know of any others.

I am compelled to fear that science will be used to promote the power of dominant groups rather than to make men happy.

As for earthquakes, though they were still formidable, they were so interesting that men of science could hardly regret them.

This idea of weapons of mass extermination is utterly horrible and is something which no one with one spark of humanity can tolerate.

Science is no substitute for virtue; the heart is as necessary for a good life as the head.