“I cannot understand why we idle discussing religion. If we are honestand scientists have to bewe must admit that religion is a jumble of false assertions, with no basis in reality. The very idea of...”

“The measure of greatness in a scientific idea is the extent to which it stimulates thought and opens up new lines of research.”

“The successful development of science requires a proper balance to be maintained between the method of building up from observations and the method of deducing by pure reasoning from speculative as...”

“If one is working from the point of view of getting beauty into one's equation, ... one is on a sure line of progress.”

“I cannot understand why we idle discussing religion. If we are honest—and scientists have to be—we must admit that religion is a jumble of false assertions, with no basis in reality. The very idea ...”

“I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows,Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine,With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine.”

“I stopped in front of a florist's window. Behind me, the screeching and throbbing boulevard vanished. Gone, too, were the voices of newspaper vendors selling their daily poisoned flowers. Facing me...”

“Daffy bent down suddenly, and picked a small startled white flower. "Anemone," he said, handing it over; he made her repeat the word until she had it right. "Find me a silk to match that.”

“Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects. ”

“Marriage has affected the laws of gravity. We will now revolve around each other. You will exert gravity on me, and I will exert gravity on you. We are one another's moons. You are holding onto my ...”

“Magic is the fifth fundamental force and is even more mysterious than gravity, which is really saying something.”

“The stars were extra bright tonight, and they shone and glimmered as if each one had something it wanted to say.”

“I was a teen star. That's disgusting enough.”

“Architecture is a rare collective profession: it's always exercised by groups. There is an essential modesty, which is a complete contradiction to the notion of a star.”