Not a single man on earth knows from his own experience the how and where of his birth, only from tradition, which is often very uncertain.

How prone poor Humanity is to dam up the minutest remnants of its freedom, and build an artificial roof to prevent it looking up to the clear blue sky.

Is it not in the most absolute simplicity that real genius plies its pinions the most wonderfully?

Knowing without seeing is at the heart of chemistry.

Once you are dancing with the devil, the prettiest capers won't help you.

It is nearly always the most improbable things that really come to pass.

Think of the wonderful circles in which our whole being moves and from which we cannot escape no matter how we try. The circler circles in these circles.

From a chemist's point of view, the surface or interior of a star…is boring—there are no molecules there.

It is useless to contend with the irresistible power of Time, which goes on continually creating by a process of constant destruction.

I learned English, my sixth language at this point, quite quickly.

I came to a happy Jewish family in dark days in Europe.

Science is beautiful because of its endless curiosity.

We have all encountered some failures in our life, but some people became failures because they perceived theirs to be permanent.

Pride is the problem. Everyone wants to be right so badly they overlook the "rights" of others.

Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure.

Love is the strongest force in the universe

To me, style is like your fingerprint. Nobody else has it.

Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.

When one 'we' gets to determine standards for all 'we's' then some 'we's' are in trouble.

She was struck by the simple truth that sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people.

Love is most nearly itself When here and now cease to matter.