I have frequently been questioned, especially by women, of how I could reconcile family life with a scientific career. Well, it has not been easy.

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

First principle: never to let one's self be beaten down by persons or by events.

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

Nothing in this world is to be feared... only understood.

You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals.

A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales.

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.

Each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity.

We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.

The older one gets, the more one feels that the present must be enjoyed; it is a precious gift, comparable to a state of grace

Any war that requires the suspension of reason as a necessity for support is a bad war.

Always be open to inspiration. You never know where it may come from. Begin with an open mind, end with an inspired heart.

Life, weddings, relationships, road trips, gardening, making out, haircuts: few of the fun things in life always go as expected.

If you thought Stairway to Heaven was a long song, dear god you should listen to it played on a lute.

When they tested Fatal Attraction, the audiences were so upset by her behavior, they literally demanded her blood.

I just thought it was important that people knew right from the jump that I've got problems. But in all seriousness, that's a huge part of my writing process.

What exile from himself can flee? To zones, though more and more remote, Still, still pursues, where'er I be, The blight of life--the demon Thought.

There's an edge to real rock 'n' roll. It's all that matters.

Anything in history or nature that can be described as changing steadily can be seen as heading toward catastrophe.

That is the one thing in my public career that I regret--my work to secure the enactment of the Federal Reserve Law.