I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there.

If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics.

Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on.

It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.

If you can't explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood .

God was invented to explain mystery. God is always invented to explain those things that you do not understand.

Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry.

My rule is, when you are unhappy, think about it. But when you're happy, don't. Why spoil it? You're probably happy for some ridiculous reason and you'd just spoil it to know it.

Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt.

The only way to deep happiness is to do something you love to the best of your ability

Einstein was a giant. His head was in the clouds, but his feet were on the ground. But those of us who are not that tall have to choose!

My task as a language arts teacher is to provide texts that are not so difficult that my students shut down in frustration and not so easy that my students don't push their thinking.

We know only that in some strange and melancholy way we have become a waste land. All the same, we are not often sad.

If someone ridicules you, say to him, I love you.

If you are humble you will never have to struggle against positive change.

I'd tell you nice try, but... it wasn't.

Mankind's greatest gift... is that we have free choice.

I spent a lot of time [between takes] apologising to Peter Dinklage [Dance's on-screen son, Tyrion Lannister] because I treat him appallingly.

It's totally freeing when I stay in tune with scripture. I don't have to worry if I miss a dive. I go into competition and it's like, "Praise God no matter what."

... the only argument against vivisection that will be seen to have lasting power - that we do not improve human society by means that debase human character.

Perhaps someday in the distant future, dinosaurs may once again rule the Earth. If they ever learn to watch the stars, then maybe they will find our ruins in the sky.