Every evening, I come home tired and have just enough energy to fill out the endless tax forms, to pay bills, not to let my house neglected and to hear the radio concert for an hour.

Astronomers are spherical bastards. No matter how you look at them they are just bastards.

To base the unexplainabilty and the immense wonder of nature onto an other miracle, God, is unnecessary and not acceptable for any serious thinker.

I soon became convinced... that all the theorizing would be empty brain exercise and therefore a waste of time unless one first ascertained what the population of the universe really consists of.

I have a good idea every two years. Give me a topic, I will give you the idea! [Reputed to have been a remark made to the head of his department at Caltech.]

To base the unexplainabilty and the immense wonder of nature onto an other miracle (God) is unnecessary and not acceptable for any serious th

The universe is so unique and perfect that it could not have originated by chance but was divined by flawless, creative design.

I'd always liked her in a way I never had to think about, like the fact of my own hands.

Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.

collecting secrets was and is crucial to solving foreign policy puzzles.

Rachel Henson stood facing him, immaculate in her uniform and ready for duty as always. She looked as though she had spent her whole life preparing for this very moment - she always did.

Believe that fate is smiling to you and everything you touch will turn into gold

Our society finds truth too strong a medicine to digest undiluted. In its purest form, truth is not a polite tap on the shoulder. It is a howling reproach.

Real quality means making sure that people are proud of the code they write, that they're involved and taking it personally.

Woman are complex creatures.

You can’t hit a target if you don’t know what it is.

The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defence and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength, - the floating bulwark of our island.