The greatest derangement of the mind is to believe in something because one wishes it to be so.

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.

Evolution is no linear family tree, but change in the single multidimensional being that has grown to cover the entire surface of Earth.

A lot of time should be spent on finding your purpose

A Moment, however small, defines an expression.

There is nothing serious in mortality! Solomon in all his glory was Solomon with the elements of the contemptible lurking in every fold of his robes and in every corner of his palace.

Live for yourself. Love those around you - but realise they have their own agendas.

We sort of quickly realized every rhythm, Opetaia [Foa'i] takes the lead.

Corruption hates what is not corrupt.

It's never too late to change the programming imprinted in childhood, carried in our genes or derived from previous lives; the solution is mindfulness in the present moment.

Democracy tends to be a collaborative process, a committee, a consensus.

The most immutable barrier in nature is between one man's thoughts and another's.