Although I know of no reference to Christ ever commenting on scientific work, I do know that He said, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." Thus I am certain that, were He among us today, Christ would encourage scientific research as modern man's most noble striving to comprehend and admire His Father's handiwork. The universe as revealed through scientific inquiry is the living witness that God has indeed been at work.

Looking back, nothing seems so simple than a utopian vision realised.

If we continue at this leisurly pace, we will have to pass Russian customs when we land on the moon.

For me, the idea of a creation is not conceivable without invoking the necessity of design. One cannot be exposed to the law and order of the universe without concluding that there must be design and purpose behind it all.

Conquering the universe one has to solve two problems: gravity and red tape. We could have mastered gravity.

All one can really leave one's children is what's inside their heads. Education, in other words, and not earthly possessions, is the ultimate legacy, the only thing that cannot be taken away.

A good engineer gets stale very fast if he doesn't keep his hands dirty.