There is no such thing as a special category of science called applied science; there is science and its applications, which are related to one another as the fruit is related to the tree that has borne it.

Whether our efforts are, or not, favored by life, let us be able to say, when we come near to the great goal, I have done what I could.

Science knows no country because it is the light that iluminates the world

To bring one's self to believe in a truth that has just dawned upon one is the first step towards progress; to persuade others is the second.

The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result of the asymmetry of the universe or of its indirect consequences. The universe is asymmetric.

A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.

The grandeur of the acts of men are measured by the inspiration from which they spring.