Much public thinking follows a rut. The same thing is true in science. People get stuck and don't look in other directions.

The beaver told the rabbit as they stared at the Hoover Dam: No, I didn't build it myself, but it's based on an idea of mine

I strongly believe in the existence of God, based on intuition, observations, logic, and also scientific knowledge.

When God said "Let there be light" he surely must have meant perfectly coherent light.

The development of science is basically a social phenomenon, dependent on hard work and mutual support of many scientists and on the societies in which they live.

It's almost a sort of fairy story tale, just what a novelist would write about a discovery.

The late Richard Feynman, a superb physicist, said once as we talked about the laser that the way to tell a great idea is that, when people hear it, they say, 'Gee, I could have thought of that.'

The imposing edifice of science provides a challenging view of what can be achieved by the accumulation of many small efforts in a steady objective and dedicated search for truth.

In many cases, people who win a Nobel prize, their work slows down after that because of the distractions. Yes, fame is rewarding, but it's a pity if it keeps you from doing the work you are good at.

Many have a feeling that somehow intelligence must have been involved in the laws of the universe.

Very few people realize how dangerous the indoor environment can be to long term health.

What mighty battles have I seen and heard waged between the trees and the west wind - an Iliad fought in the fields of air.

My young friend, I wish that science would intoxicate you as much as our good Göttingen beer! Upon seeing a student staggering down a street.

It's true, I don't like the whole cutoff-shorts-and-T-shirt look, but I think you can look fantastic in casual clothes.

Mine is really - Ziggy Stardust, characters, "Let's Dance." That's me in the American.

I always wanted to be a one-club man, I always wanted to play for Liverpool. If I had gone out of the team in my twenties or early thirties I would've left because I love playing football.

The GREATEST battle you wage against FAILURE occurs on the INSIDE, not the OUTSIDE.

I think it's important for people to realize that we were all young, all naive, and also we had lived in a time that had magic.

I was so pleased and excited by your letter that I trotted about all day like a puppy with a bone.