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.

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.

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 chief philosophical value of physics is that it gives the mind something distinct to lay hold of, which, if you don't, Nature at once tells you you are wrong.

And as she held me, I suddenly realized that my lifelong search for love and acceptance had finally ended in the arms of a foster parent.

To always trust my instincts, to always believe I have something to offer — no matter how meaningless or stupid it may be — and to never listen to anyone who tells you ‘no.’

Art is nowhere near as dangerous as it should be.

The intellect is no longer the chairman of the board - it is an employee. It becomes a tool in the service of the heart.

A man who has work that suits him and a wife, whom he loves, has squared his accounts with life.

Each thing implies the universe.

I'm very happy in France making movies.

Airshow flying is tough, it's even tougher if you do something stupid. Don't do nuthin dumb!

Alvin's the coach. We must be the Clippers. And I must be Olowokandi. Nooooo!

I'm a poet who can whine in meter