It is essential for men of science to take an interest in the administration of their own affairs or else the professional civil servant will step in - and then the Lord help you.

All of physics is either impossible or trivial. It is impossible until you understand it, and then it becomes trivial.

Never say, "I tried it once and it did not work."

A theory that you can't explain to a bartender is probably no damn good.

We haven't got the money, so we've got to think.

An alleged scientific discovery has no merit unless it can be explained to a barmaid.

It was almost as incredible as if you fired a 15-inch shell at a piece of tissue paper and it came back and hit you.

If your experiment needs statistics, you ought to have done a better experiment.

The only possible conclusion the social sciences can draw is: some do, some don't.

All science is either physics or stamp collecting.

I must confess it was very unexpected and I am very startled at my metamorphosis into a chemist.

Never drink with Dornishmen when the moon is full.

What's a butterfly garden without butterflies?

If there were more women heads of state in the world, the world would be more peaceful and better focused on the improvement of the overall quality of life and welfare.

Drama is not my passion. If I do it, it's for a check. It's not what I want to do. Comedy's my thing. Stand up's my thing. Everything that comes from that is frosting on the cake.

If your record doesn't sell that well, man, who cares? All the satisfaction I need... comes when I step out onstage and see the people. That's awesome. I love that.

Women need to attack those negative voices they have in their head.

What counts alone is the innovator, the dissenter, the harbinger of things unheard of, the man who rejects the traditional standards and aims at substituting new values and ideas for old ones.

Right now I’m inspired to fight for the honour of my country.

Aimless drifting also fulfills an intention.

You won't find average Americans on the left or on the right. You'll find them at Kmart.