Francis Galton, whose mission it seems to be to ride other men's hobbies to death, has invented the felicitous expression 'structureless germs'.

In Science, it is when we take some interest in the great discoverers and their lives that it becomes endurable, and only when we begin to trace the development of ideas that it becomes fascinating.

I have looked into most philosophical systems and I have seen that none will work without God.

The true Logic for this world is the Calculus of Probabilities, which takes account of the magnitude of the probability.

Thoroughly conscious ignorance is the prelude to every real advance in science.

In every branch of knowledge the progress is proportional to the amount of facts on which to build, and therefore to the facility of obtaining data.

The only laws of matter are those that our minds must fabricate and the only laws of mind are fabricated for it by matter.

Faraday is, and must always remain, the father of that enlarged science of electromagnetism.

Mathematicians may flatter themselves that they possess new ideas which mere human language is as yet unable to express.

All the mathematical sciences are founded on relations between physical laws and laws of numbers.

It is of great advantage to the student of any subject to read the original memoirs on that subject, for science is always most completely assimilated when it is in the nascent state.

The family exists for many reasons, but its most basic function may be to draw together after a member dies.

A writer’s breakthrough is a breakdown with a smile.

I don't ask for your pity, but just for your understanding – not even that – no. Just for some recognition of me in you, and the enemy, time, in us all.

If parents are the fixed stars in the childs universe, the vaguely understood, distant but constant celestial spheres, siblings are the dazzling, sometimes scorching comets whizzing nearby.

Ultimately, the reason why love and compassion bring the greatest happiness is simply that our nature cherishes them above all else. The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence.

I love connecting with kids. I love connecting with children of all ages to keep their imagination active because that's the key to happiness and imagination and creativity.

Without the support of American Jews, Israel would shrink to its normal size.

I'm a very open and loving person. My whole thing has been "let love rule" since my first album. I'm about unity and peace and God.

On a movie, it's always better to stay invisible as much as you can to keep things calm. I like to whisper to my cameraman, I like to whisper to my actors, and whoever else I've gotten to whisper to.

I'd rather die standing than live on my knees.