The terrain is everything; the germ is nothing.

It is what we know already that often prevents us from learning.

The experimenter who does not know what he is looking for will not understand what he finds.

When we meet a fact which contradicts a prevailing theory, we must accept the fact and abandon the theory, even when the theory is supported by great names and generally accepted.

Man can learn nothing unless he proceeds from the known to the unknown.

Art is 'I'; science is 'we'.

A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof which it furnishes.

Those who do not know the torment of the unknown cannot have the joy of discovery.

Science increases our power in proportion as it lowers our pride.

All the vital mechanisms, varied as they are, have only one object, that of preserving constant the conditions of life in the internal environment.

True science teaches us to doubt and, in ignorance, to refrain.

The bond of love, we unite the world.

Without adversity, we will fail to exercise our faith.

Their diet is basically boiled vegetables, fish and rice. No fat, no sugar. You notice when you live there that there are no fat people.

A delicate thought is a flower of the mind.

Return to me, for my heart wants you only. Hurry home, hurry home, won't you please hurry home to my heart.

Some people spend the whole of their lives sitting waiting for one train, only to find that they never even made it to the station.

I've wanted to see beyond the Western, mechanical view of the world and see what else might appear when the lens was changed

Discipline is not always internalized and actually can breed resentment among children.

In England and America people tend to graze all day long, but I think it's such a waste to be constantly picking at food because you then can't enjoy a proper full meal when the time comes.

I read about eight newspapers in a day. When I'm in a town with only one newspaper, I read it eight times.