We assume that we’re masters of our environment, rather than being a part of it.
Philosophy is empty if it isn't based on science. Science discovers, philosophy interprets.
Everything that exists in your life, does so because of two things: something you did or something you didn't do.
If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.
I once thought that if I could ask God one question, I would ask how the universe began, because once I knew that, all the rest is simply equations. But as I got older I became less concerned with how the universe began. Rather, I would want to know why he started the universe. For once I knew that answer, then I would know the purpose of my own life.
I refuse to engage in an intellectual battle with an unarmed man.
Learning is the beginning of wealth. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins. The great breakthrough in your life comes when you realize it that you can learn anything you need to learn to accomplish any goal that you set for yourself. This means there are no limits on what you can be, have or do.
As bees extract honey from thyme, the strongest and driest of herbs, so sensible men often get advantage and profit from the most awkward circumstances.
Teach me, my God and king In all things thee to see And what I do in anything To do it as for thee
I don't consider devotion to the past a form of snobbery. Just one of the more disastrous forms of unrequited love.
When I'm writing my blog, I think of myself at 13 years old, back in St. Louis, daydreaming about Hollywood.