“There is no one for spying on people's actions like those who are not concerned in them”

“There are two kinds of people, those who like to sleep next to the wall, and those who like to sleep next to the people who push them off the bed.”

“The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.”

“The true men of action in our time those who transform the world are not the politicians and statesmen but the scientists. Unfortunately poetry cannot celebrate them because their deeds are concerned with things, not persons, and are therefore speechless. When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a drawing room full of dukes.”

“The people who make a difference are not the ones with the credentials but the ones with the concern.”

“With the threat of them being potential spies or saboteurs, nobody will argue against our actions, and history itself will vindicate us.”