The quote that I am obsessed with
“Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.”
Advice to "How to be a good scientist"
“The only way to escape the corruptible effect of praise is to go on working.”
“The only source of knowledge is experience.”
“Imagination is the highest form of research.”
“A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.”
Advice to "How to be a good human"
“I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.”
“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.”
“Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it.”