The initial motivation of the experiment which led to this discovery was a subconscious feeling for the inexhaustible wealth of nature, a wealth that goes far beyond the imagination of man.

In any case, whenever technical progress opened a new window into the surrounding world, I felt the urge to look through this window, hoping to see something unexpected.

A feeling that was possibly generated by experiences in my previous work on cosmic rays; more likely it was inborn and was the reason why, as a young man, I went into the field of cosmic rays.

An inborn tendency toward science turning it into a lifelong commitment.

Alas, my lord, your wisdom is consumed in confidence.

In my day, husbands and wives showed each other a suitable level of indifference.

I'm playing dark history. It's beyond black. I'm dealing with the dark things of the cosmos.

I am suddenly left alone again on the sunny path, with a memory of the rain.

As a director, there is nothing more fun than seeing an audience screaming and jumping. You are the ultimate puppet master, controlling the emotions of the audience.

I started as a teenager going up on commercials.

Human and moral factors must always be considered. They must never be missing from policies and from public discussion.

One of the biggest dishes in Sicily is couscous, and there's always been a North African influence on Italian culture, culinary culture there.

Your love is just the antidote when nothing else can cure me.

There is sadness of when you're watching someone enjoy something that you think is substandard. The ineffable sadness when someone is happy and something is not as good as it should be.