I am glad to have this opportunity of expressing my high appreciation of the honour extended to me many years ago by the Royal Swedish Academy of Science by enrolling me amongst its members.

The coming of the wireless era will make war impossible, because it will make war ridiculous.

Every day sees humanity more victorious in the struggle with space and time.

Have I done the world good, or have I added a menace?

In the new era, thought itself will be transmitted by radio.

The crux of the matter, is that people don't understand the true nature of money. It is meant to circulate, not be wrapped up in a stocking

We are just entering what may be called, 'the field of vibrations', a field in which we may find more wonders than the mind can conceive of

Religious faith to W. H. Bragg was the willingness to stake his all on the hypothesis that Christ was right, and test it by a lifetime's experiment in charity.

Coincidence is God's way of being anonymous.

The professors in the academy say, “Do not make the model more beautiful than she is, ” and my soul whispers, “O if you could only paint the model as beautiful as she really is.

If you stay determined, the obstacles cannot stop your progress. You will triumph over every mountain.

You can’t trust anyone you have to pay, and really, they can’t trust you.

I'm fascinated by offensive subject matter. Always have been. It is very natural to me, as any teach I've ever had growing up could attest.

I always had a repulsive sort of need to be something more than human.

It was lucky that Ralph [Fiennes] is someone who understands both film and theater and we were able to understand that scene so well before we took it to the set.

If a record label will sign you in order for you to be moulded into something that can make more money for them, then you should get out of there if you're that artist.

Skype is easy enough to use so that people don't need to be tech savvy - a lot of users just want to communicate with their friends and family, and they find this is the easiest, cheapest way.

For me, I've just always known that women were more than capable of being able to direct.