All discussion of the ultimate nature of things must necessarily be barren unless we have some extraneous standards against which to compare them.

Humanity is at the very beginning of its existence-a new-born babe, with all the unexplored potentialities of babyhood and until the last few moments its interest has been centred, absolutely and exclusively, on its cradle and feeding bottle.

One must stand stiller than still. On reverse time travel.

Science should leave off making pronouncements: the river of knowledge has too often turned back on itself.

We may as well cut out group theory. That is a subject that will never be of any use in physics.

We have already considered with disfavour the possibility of the universe having been planned by a biologist or an engineer from the intrinsic evidence of his creation, the Great Architect of the Universe now begins to appear as a pure mathematician.

The essential fact is that all the pictures which science now draws of nature, and which alone seem capable of according with observational facts, are mathematical pictures.

Life exists in the universe only because the carbon atom possesses certain exceptional properties.

The really happy person is the one who can enjoy the scenery, even when they have to take a detour.[make the best of what is necessary...if you can't have what you love, love what you have...as there are lovable or at least positive aspects in everything, because anything could be worse]