Without theory, practice is but routine born of habit. Theory alone can bring forth and develop the spirit of inventions.

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.

Certainly work is not always required of a man. There is such a thing as a sacred idleness, the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected.

This damn ring had derailed her life. No wonder Gollum had gone insane.

They want me to contain the raging fires within me. They need me to appreciate glowing embers, to understand that even weak flames need to be managed with a lot of careful planning.

If you are surprised at the number of our maladies count our cooks.

Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is incumbent on me to know my self, to know it completely, to know its minutiae, its characteristics, its subtleties, and its very atoms.

we are not here just because we have nowhere else; we need nowhere else, because we have the Institute, and those who are in it are our family.

I don't have any money to hire actors. I just need to get people who are going to do a good job being themselves.

There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary numerals, and those who don't.

The only character I ever remember actually creating in a flash of inspiration was George Liquor. God planted that in my head in an instant.