We men who serve science serve only a reflection in a mirror.

Few men during their lifetime come anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used.

Give praise to others while they are here; they won't need it in the hereafter.

Progress grows out of motion.

Give wind and tide a chance to change.

I am learning that a man can live profoundly without masses of things.

Half of the confusion in the world comes from not knowing how little we need.

A man doesn't begin to attain wisdom until he recognizes he is no longer indispensable.

A static hero is a public liability. Progress grows out of motion.

There are deep wells of strength that are never used.

A discordant mind, black with confusion and despair, would finish me off as thoroughly as the cold.

Lovers are not snails

It is sort of weird being honored for the worst day of your life.

I have so much respect for what's funny.

It is easier to die when the heart is full of gratitude.

I have expanded my mind and destroyed my liver but I didn't give up.

Sudden resolutions, like the sudden rise of mercury in a barometer, indicate little else than the variability of the weather.

I don't care how hot a girl is - if she doesn't like animals, it would be a major, major problem.

The whole point of working and practicing your whole life is so that you're ready when that moment arrives; when the inspiration arrives, you are ready to be at the disposal of inspiration.

When I was still at school, I'd help Dad at the concrete yard he had prior to the garden centre. I was doing things there, like driving the tractors and forklifts, that most kids my age couldn't.

The decision on the right balance between competition and investment can no longer be solely a national issue.