Little science takes you away from God but more of it takes you to Him.

To know how to wonder and question is the first step of the mind toward discovery.

The role of the infinitely small in nature is infinitely great.

It is not the germs we need worry about. It is our inner terrain.

Change only favours minds that are diligently looking and preparing for discovery.

Intuition is given only to him who has undergone long preparation to receive it.

My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

Do not let yourself be tainted with a barren skepticism.

Do not put forward anything that you cannot prove by experimentation.

Wine is the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages.

La fortuna juega a favor de una mente preparada

The greatest malfunction of spirit is to believe things.

Satire is tragedy plus time.

Anyone who does anything for pleasure to indulge his selfish soul will surely burn in Hell.

"I had fought for my independence and fought for my freedom to do as I chose."

"I don't think I'm that good a singer. I can't think of a song that I've written that I don't like the way somebody else sings it better."

"There are a lot of Iraqi people we can never pay back for what we've done."

"I wish my memory weren't so bad. They tell me it's from all the football and boxing and the concussions that I got."

"Just the words and melody - that's what moves your emotions."

"When I was thirty, and a long time after that, I felt like I had to leave home to do what I had to do. Now, it's just the opposite."

"The one thing I regret is missing the time with my older children when they were young."

"I boxed in Golden Gloves at Oxford and still know how to throw a straight left jab."

"I've had a life of all kinds of experiences - most of them good. And I've got eight kids and a wife that puts up with everything I do and keeps me out of trouble."

"I've never forgotten a single record I cut or a song I wrote."