Inspiration is the impact of a fact on a well-prepared mind

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.

I am tired of the sickening sight of the battlefield with its mangled corpses & poor suffering wounded. Victory has no charms for men when purchased at such cost.

We don't have time for such uncertainty because it reliably breeds indecision, and indecision is one of the mothers of failure.

I don’t think I heard the same ending you did. Maybe you should tell it again.

Nobody ever kills everybody anywhere, big man. Somebody always gets away.

You exist because the universe exists. You owe your existence to the universe. You may call the universe as god or something else, it doesn’t matter. What matters is this: Thank to it!

Don’t try to lie to your heart because one day, it’ll eat you up - Marina

We need a science to save us from science.

I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend... if you have one.

A babe is nothing but a bundle of possibilities.

Just because you're into control doesn't mean you're in control.