Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence.

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.

A student, filled with emotion and crying, implored, "Why is there so much suffering?"Suzuki Roshi replied, "No reason.

Determine how you are going to measure your success.

Books are a poor substitute for female companionship, but they are easier to find.

At the end the day because I believe so strongly in leadership, what I look for first, what I try to assess, is integrity.

I don't know how this guy knew how much money I was making. I didn't know how much money I was making.

I believe in acknowledging all breaks, big and small, personal and professional.

I grew up in Ireland, so I do not have a lot of respect for most politicians.

When you have too many people and you're trying to satisfy everybody's input, you usually end up with something so incredibly generic that it has no point of view.

The reason so many people do not pray is because of its cost. The cost is not so much in the sweat of agonizing supplication as in the daily fidelity to the life of prayer.

The big problem is that people don't believe a revolution is possible, and it is not possible precisely because they do not believe it is possible.