Don't trust your teachers.

Listening a cultivated person of today that jokes and almost boasts about his scientific ignorance, is as sad as listening a scientist that boasts about not having read any poem.

An overly pragmatic attitude is not productive on the long run.

I worry that free imagination is overvalued, and I think this carries risks.

Here, on the edge of what we know, in contact with the ocean of the unknown, shines the mystery and beauty of the world. And it’s breathtaking.

What does what we know or don't know have to do with the laws that govern the world?

Once again, the world seems to be less about objects than about interactive relationships.

Time is information we don't have. Time is our ignorance.

Life on Earth gives only a small taste of what can happen in the universe.

To the very last, the desire to challenge oneself and understand more. And to the very last: doubt.

What are we, in this boundless and glowing world?

The salvation of mankind lies only in making everything the concern of all.

I prefer being able to see my opponent. It is just different for me; I didn't grow up with the internet age really.

Look closely at nature. Every species is a masterpiece, exquisitely adapted to the particular environment in which it has survived. Who are we to destroy or even diminish biodiversity?

It was not that she was out of temper, but that the world was not equal to the demands of her fine organism.

It is only the quietest one who can hear all the voices of the world; only the shadows can see all the lights!

I think it's just growth, and development, timing. I've been fortunate to be around for a long time. Allowed me to get better as an actor. Allowed me to play better roles.

If we spoke less and sang songs of faith more, the world would be more Heavenly.

The heart is the best logician.

If there is an error of human judgment, I am the human.