Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

If you've never done anything wrong it's probably because you have never tried anything new.

Although I am a typical loner in my daily life, my awareness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has prevented me from feelings of isolation.

Everything must be made as simple as possible. But not simpler.

A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.