How do you know that the incessant progress of science will not compel scientists to consider that life has existed during eternity, and not matter?

The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator. Science brings men nearer to God.

Little science takes you away from God but more of it takes you to Him.

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.

Chance favors the prepared mind.

Messieurs, c'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot." (Gentlemen, it is the microbes who will have the last word.)

One does not ask of one who suffers: What is your country and what is your religion? One merely says: You suffer, that is enough for me.

Question your priorities often, make sure God always comes first.

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

To know how to wonder and question is the first step of the mind toward discovery.

Carry the fire.

If you have but one friend, make sure you choose her well.

It is difficult to spread the contagion of excitement without having a sense of purpose and direction.

Sometimes creativity is a compulsion, not an ambition.

I love the horse from hoof to head. From head to hoof and tail to mane. I love the horse as I have said - From head to hoof and back again.

In my opinion, Jesus is God's attempt to reach man. But while I believe Jesus is the way to God, it makes no sense to hate people who disagree.

I have unlearned contempt; it is a sin that is engendered earliest in the soul, and doth beset it like a poison worm feeding on all its beauty.

Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.

People who become important activists, they also struggle with the process of discovery.

Buried my wife the other day. Had to, she died.