The grandeur of the acts of men are measured by the inspiration from which they spring.

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.

We have to live like people in a web of knives, we mustn't reach out our hands or we get them gashed.

Geniuses are the luckiest of mortals because what they must do is the same as what they most want to do.

Light is the task when many share the toil.

I'm a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.

I've always loved the poetry in 'Pale Fire.' I think it's wonderful.

not all clever words are true. ... And inversely most things that are true are not clever.

NBC is working with a team of astrophysicists to create a new day of the week.

We retire too early and we die too young, our prime of life should be in the 70's and old age should not come until we are almost 100.

The Coen Brothers, Peter Jackson, and Guillermo del Toro have really made something of themselves and impacted people. I'd love to work with them sometime, too.

We're actors in our lives, pretendin' to be who we want people to think we are.