I realized that If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes.

God made life simple. It is man who complicates it.

Lying under an acacia tree with the sound of the dawn around me, I realized more clearly the facts that man should never overlook: that the construction of an airplane, for instance, is simple when compared [with] a bird; that airplanes depend on an advanced civilization, and that were civilization is most advanced, few birds exist. I realized that If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes.

Whether outwardly or inwardly, whether in space or time, the farther we penetrate the unknown, the vaster and more marvelous it becomes.

We cannot allow the natural passions and prejudices of other peoples to lead our country to destruction.

[I] grew up as a disciple of science. I know its fascination. I have felt the godlike power man derives from his machines.

I learned that danger is relative, and the inexperience can be a magnifying glass.