"The farther the experiment is from theory the closer it is to the Nobel Prize."

"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness."

"Support the strong, give courage to the timid, remind the indifferent, and warn the opposed."

"His honour rooted in dishonour stood, And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true."

"You can win a million battles but you can only lose one."

"Whenever people say 'we mustn't be sentimental', you can take it they are about to do something cruel. And if they add, 'we must be realistic', they mean they are going to make money out of it."

"We ought not be over anxious to encourage innovation, in case of doubtful improvement, for an old system must ever have two advantages over a new one; it is established and it is understood."

"I didn't know how babies were made until I was pregnant with my fourth child."

"I was not lying. I said things that later on seemed to be untrue."

"We are all apt to believe what the world believes about us."

"Since the dawn of time there have been those among us who have been willing to go to extraordinary lengths to gain access to that domain normally reserved for birds, angels, and madmen."

"It may be irrational of me, but human beings are quite my favorite species."