An ocean traveler has even more vividly the impression that the ocean is made of waves than that it is made of water.

Whether in the intellectual pursuits of science or in the mystical pursuits of the spirit, the light beckons ahead, and the purpose surging in our nature responds.

The physical world is entirely abstract and without actuality apart from its linkage to consciousness.

You will understand the true spirit neither of science nor of religion unless seeking is placed in the forefront.

Asked in 1919 whether it was true that only three people in the world understood the theory of general relativity, [Eddington] allegedly replied: 'Who's the third?

You were born with a song in the seat of your soul

Defend your leadership roles with your true character. Never attack your own aspirations with corruption and unfaithfulness! Keep calm and be honest!

Our fatal mistake is waiting to be motivated before we take action. Action motivates.

You are not my sunshine. Sorry. You're more like a gust of arctic wind that bursts in and blows out all the candles when the door cracks open.

A googolplex is precisely as far from infinity as is the number 1... no matter what number you have in mind, infinity is larger still.

In general, I'm always interested in characters who have kind of extreme aspects to them, who are in some ways larger than typical people.

I would like to sail across the Atlantic. I would like the experience of being that far away from land.

Design cannot precede evolution and therefore cannot underlie the universe.

Each night a child is born is a holy night.

Death strode away, stopped, and came back. He pointed a skeletal finger at The Duck Man. WHY, he said, ARE YOU WALKING AROUND WITH THAT DUCK? "What duck?" AH. SORRY.