The most remarkable discovery ever made by scientists is science itself. The discovery must be compared in importance with the invention of cave-painting and of writing.

The most powerful drive in the ascent of man is his pleasure in his own skill. He loves to do what he does well. And having done it well, he loves to do it better.

Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime.

Whether our work is art or science or the daily work of society, it is only the form in which we explore our experience which is different.

To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.

No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.

The most remarkable discovery made by scientists is science itself. The discovery must be compared in importance with the invention of cave-painting and of writing. Like these earlier human creations, science is an attempt to control our surroundings by entering into them and understanding them from inside. And like them, science has surely made a critical step in human development which cannot be reversed. We cannot conceive a future society without science.