Even as a youngster, though, I could not bring myself to believe that if knowledge presented danger, the solution was ignorance. To me, it always seemed that the solution had to be wisdom. You did not refuse to look at danger, rather you learned how to handle it safely.

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.

Tell me why the stars do shine, Tell me why the ivy twines, Tell me what makes skies so blue, And I'll tell you why I love you. Nuclear fusion makes stars to shine, Tropisms make the ivy twine, Raleigh scattering make skies so blue, Testicular hormones are why I love you.

The easiest way to solve a problem is to deny it exists.

It was childish to feel disappointed, but childishness comes almost as naturally to a man as to a child.

The law of conservation of energy tells us we can't get something for nothing, but we refuse to believe it.

There is an art to science, and a science in art; the two are not enemies, but different aspects of the whole.