An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.

The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.

Il est plus facile de désintégrer un atome qu'un préjugé

I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly.

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When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

Isn't it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a popular fellow?

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think

Nature shows us only the tail of the lion. But I have no doubt that the lion belongs with it even if he cannot reveal himself all at once. We see him only the way a louse that sits upon him would.

What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very imperfectly, and that must fill a thinking person with a feeling of humility. This is a genuinely religious feeling that has nothing to do with mysticism.

When we first got married, we made a pact. It was this: In our life together, it was decided I would make all of the big decisions and my wife would make all of the little decisions. For fifty years, we have held true to that agreement. I believe that is the reason for the success in our marriage. However, the strange thing is that in fifty years, there hasn’t been one big decision.