To persons uninstructed in natural history, their country or seaside stroll is a walk through a gallery filled with wonderful works of art, nine-tenths of which have their faces turned to the wall.

The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.

Only one absolute certainty is possible to man, namely that at any given moment the feeling which he has exists.

The Bible has been the Magna Charta of the poor and of the oppressed.

If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.

Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.

God give me strength to face a fact though it slay me.

Life is too short to occupy oneself with the slaying of the slain more than once.

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of childhood into maturity.

Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done in this world by hesitation.

Biotech 1.0 is slow, like a lab science, and Version 2.0 is more like computational sciences.

Nobody is more persuasive than a good listener

Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car.

While it is possible to create all your own energy, most people feed off the energy of others. If you could see on multiple planes of attention you would be astonished!

The Bible is not such a book a man would write if he could, or could write if he would.

Whatever you ardently and passionately desire, that you obtain.

The two heart-grey puddles: two mouthsfull of silence.

Art does not reflect what is seen, rather it makes the hidden visible.

I knew I could control one thing, and that is my time and my hours and my effort and my efficiency.