What did you do today to receive your instruction?

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.

It is better to travel than to arrive. Better, by far, to find your own way than to have someone else choose it for you -- don't you think?

You know, I have more than enough to do without having to worry about the financial system.

The most important thing is presentation.

God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.

We are the dead. Our only true life is in the future.

There is nowhere in the world where sleep is so deep as in the libraries of the House of Commons.

I have learned that the consequences of our past actions are always interesting; I have learned to view the present with a forward-looking eye.

Honour is that which no man can give you and no man can take away.

I don't have the fire in the belly right now. It's one of those been there, done that deals.

The truth of it is that every singer out there with songs on the radio is raising the next generation. So make your words count.