“Facts are the air of scientists. Without them you can never fly.”

Just one living cell in the human body is, more complex than New York City.

Like thousands of other boys, I had a little chemical laboratory in our cellar and think that some of our friends thought me a bit crazy.

Satisfaction of one’s curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.

I think every person should be able to enjoy life. Try to decide what you most enjoy doing, and then look around to see if there is a job for which you could prepare yourself that would enable you to continue having this sort of joy.

Nations keep agreements, keep their treaties so long as they continue to do them good.

There is no safe amount of radiation. Even small amounts do harm.

Provided one has the correct level of vitamin, mineral and nutritional input, the body can overcome disease.

The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.

Life is a relationship among molecules and not a property of any molecule.

No evidence compels the conclusion that the minimum required intake of any vitamin comes close to the optimum intake that sustains good health.

Life is a relationship between molecules.

I have always wanted to know as much as possible about the world.

Humanism is a philosophy of joyous service for the greater good of all humanity, of application of new ideas of scientific progress for the benefit of all.

Man’s great power of thinking, remembering, and communicating are responsible for the evolution of civilization.

Optimum nutrition is the medicine of tomorrow.

I try to identify myself with the atoms. I ask what I would do If I were a carbon atom or a sodium atom.

I wonder if, in fact, we have been observed by aliens and upon close examination of human conduct and human behavior they have concluded that there is no sign of intelligent life on Earth.

We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us.

It would not be impossible to prove with sufficient repetition and a psychological understanding of the people concerned that a square is in fact a circle. They are mere words, and words can be molded until they clothe ideas and disguise.

A theory should not attempt to explain all the facts, because some of the facts are wrong.

The spiritual path is not a solo endeavor. In fact, the very notion of a self who is trying to free her/ himself is a delusion. We are in it together and the company of spiritual friends helps us realize our interconnectedness.

We must trust to nothing but facts: These are presented to us by Nature, and cannot deceive. We ought, in every instance, to submit our reasoning to the test of experiment, and never to search for truth but by the natural road of experiment and observation.

The ultimate aim of the modern movement in biology is in fact to explain all biology in terms of physics and chemistry.

Scientific knowledge scarcely exists amongst the higher classes of society. The discussion in the Houses of Lords or of Commons, which arise on the occurrence of any subjects connected with science, sufficiently prove this fact.