Science belongs to no one country.

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 decided that it wasn’t pretty that I felt, but confident.

Through our expectations, we violently expand and try to fill the world with our proofs of worth.

I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way.

I enjoy talking to fans.

If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining.

Memory is very important, the memory of each photo taken, flowing at the same speed as the event.

The failure of modern living is the failure of the imagination...Literature is the royal road that enables us to enter the realm of the imagination.

Life was like a batch of biscuits without the baking powder: flat, flat, flat.

plot is character in action.

Classical music is one of the best things that ever happened to mankind. If you get introduced to it in the right way, it becomes your friend for life.