Because ideas have to be original only with regard to their adaptation to the problem at hand, I am always extremely interested in how others have used used them.
Until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh at his so called scientific knowledge.
Life's most soothing things are a child's goodnight and sweet music.
The three things that are most essential to achievement are common sense, hard work and stick-to-it-iv-ness.
The United States, and other advanced nations, will someday be able to produce instruments of death so terrible the world will be in abject terror of itself and its ability to end civilization.... Such war-making weapons should be developed - but only for purposes of discovery and experimentation
The memory of my mother will always be a blessing to me.
I love great music and art, but I think 'cubist' songs and paintings are hideous.
I am both pleased but astonished by the fact that mankind has not yet begun to use all the means and devices that are available for destruction. I hope that such weapons are never manufactured in quantity.
