What are we doing down here? We prepare the blossoms of tomorrow. We all manure future humanity.

The altruism of foresters can serve as a motto for humanity in general: "We reap what we have not sown. We sow what we do not reap."

To succeed in science, one must doubt; to succeed in life, one must be sure.

Civilization is the art of creating useless needs.

Dieu, c'est le voile mystérieux sous lequel nous cachons notre ignorance de la cause première. God is the mysterious veil under which we hide our ignorance of the cause.

La vérité est sur une courbe dont notre ésprit suit éternellement l'asymptote. Truth is on a curve whose asymptote our spirit follows eternally.

Truth is different from error in two respects: it is a little harder to prove and more difficult to admit.

God is the mysterious veil under which we hide our ignorance of the cause.

The paradox is the seed of truth. This germ just needs a fertile ground to flourish and bear fruit.

Pour réussir dans la science, il faut douter; pour réussir dans la vie, il faut être sûr. To succeed in science, one must doubt; to succeed in life, one must be sure.

Truth is on a curve whose asymptote our spirit follows eternally.

In the endthese things matter most:How well did you love?How fully did you live?How deeply did you let go?

Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.

Alas, I know if I ever became truly humble, I would be proud of it.

Bombs are probably more merciful than bayonets

I think everyone should live in New York City if they ever get the chance at least once in their life. It's such a great place to live; there's a different energy about living in the city.

A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that of the curious, a scarce one; in that of men of sense, a useful and instructive one.

If we think about it, all great discoveries and paradigm shifts are always stimulated by an external event.

I'm terrified that I'm genetically predisposed to only having boys. That's frightening. By the time I was 10 years old, and I'm not exaggerating, I knew how to patch drywall.

You are my superstar. I'm your number one fan, give me your autograph, sign it right here on my heart. Girl, I'll be your groupie, baby.

It struck me while I was sitting here; everything changes but the sea.