"The older one gets, the more one feels that the present moment must be enjoyed, comparable to a state of grace."
"I am one of those who think, like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries."
"We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing MUST be attained."
"I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy."
"One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done."
"First Principle: never to let one's self be beaten down by persons or events"
"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more so that we may fear less."