My gratitude to them [my first teachers] grows as I myself grow older.

Men of science have made abundant mistakes of every kind; their knowledge has improved only because of their gradual abandonment of ancient errors, poor approximations, and premature conclusions.

The most malicious kind of hatred is that which is built upon a theological foundation.

Erudition without pedantry is as a rare as wisdom itself.

Scientific achievements seem evanescent, because the very progress of science causes their supersedure; yet some of them are of so fundamental a nature that they are immortal in a deeper way.

The whole iconography of ancient science is simply the fruit of wishful thinking.

From the humanistic point of view every human achievement is unforgettable and immortal in its essence, even if it is replaced by a "better" one.

There are but few saints amongst scientists, as among other men, but truth itself is a goal comparable with sanctity.

The darkness, of which the historians complain, is essentially the darkness of their own ignorance.

science is the most revolutionary force in the world.

Greek culture is pleasant to contemplate because of its great simplicity and naturalness, and because of the absence of gadgets, each of which is sooner or later a cause of servitude.

My own brother calling me a brickhead. Sneering faeries insulting me. Women punching me in the face. How much more am I to swallow in one bloody day?

Self is the only oil that makes the chariot-wheels of the hypocrite move in all religious concerns.

The thing you let Die within when you are Alive, will be carried with your Soul after Death.

Dumping you times infinity. Still not enough.

People will urge you to go to school. They’ll tell you an American education is useful. That is not true. That is 80’s. You are here to hustle.

The greatest acts in colored show business had long made Harlem their home and favorite stamping ground.

I have a particular disdain for Islamic extremism, and of course, in both 'The Kite Runner' and 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' that's obvious.

If you're looking to become an entrepreneur then don't waste your time going to university or business school - just get on and do it.

Love and do as you will.

Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security.