The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.
After all, science is essentially international, and it is only through lack of the historical sense that national qualities have been attributed to it.
Everyone is born a genius, but the process of living de-geniuses them.
External nature is only internal nature writ large.
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.
I have often been accused of putting my foot in my mouth, but I will never put my hand in your pockets
Keep things at arm's length... If you let anything come too near you want to hold on to it. And there is nothing a man can hold on to.
I'll always be poor in my mind.
Before I speak, I have something important to say.
People think I'm a miserable sod but it's only because I get asked such bloody miserable questions.
Go on, get out. Last words are for fools who haven't said enough.
We are all worms, but I do believe that I am a glow-worm.
No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.
Being sober on a bus is, like, totally different than being drunk on a bus.
It ain't over 'til it's over.
It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.
Delay always breeds danger. To protract a great design is often to ruin it.
All that you accomplish or fail to accomplish with your life is the direct result of your thoughts.