I wanted to know the name of every stone and flower and insect and bird and beast. I wanted to know where it got its color, where it got its life - but there was no one to tell me.

If you love something enough, it will reveal itself to you.

Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough.

Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough. Not only have I found that when I talk to the little flower or to the little peanut they will give up their secrets, but I have found that when I silently commune with people they give up their secrets also – if you love them enough.

The centre of his world was the south where he was born in slavery some 79 years ago and where he did his work as a creative scientist.

There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation - veneer isn't worth anything.

My work is that of keeping every operation down (in size) so that the farmer and the man farthest down can get hold of it.