I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.

Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize your age.

Some appointments end up in disappointment.

Our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. Most of all, democracy breaks down when the average person feels their voice doesn't matter; that the system is rigged in favor of the rich or the powerful or some narrow interest.

Study history, study history. In history list all the secrets of statecraft.

Study' was the cry that reverberated in the corridors of my mind. Study to enable yourself to face the arguments advanced by opposition. Study to arm yourself with arguments in favor of your cult. I began to study.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

Science is global. Einstein's equation, E=mc2, has to reach everywhere. Science is a beautiful gift to humanity, we should not distort it. Science does not differentiate between multiple races.

I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure borders.

The environment is everything that isn't me.

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. 

Education is the best provision for old age.