When I Was Young I Found Out

... It Is A Welcome Symptom In An Age Which Is Commonly Denounced As Materialistic, That It Makes Heroes Of Men Whose Goals Lie Wholly In The Intellectual And Moral Sphere.

During The Youthful Period Of Mankind's Spiritual Evolution Human Fantasy Created Gods In Man's Own Image, Who, By The Operations Of Their Will Were Supposed To Determine, Or At Any Rate To Influence, The Phenomenal World. Man Sought To Alter The Disposition Of These Gods In His Own Favour By Means Of Magic And Prayer.

There Are Six-million Shots In The Game Of Pool.

I Have Become An Obstinate Heretic In The Eyes Of My Colleagues. Momentary Success Carries More Power Of Conviction Than Reflections Upon Principles.

Qualities I Sought In A Scientific Theory Were Naturalness, Inner Perfection And Logical Simplicity From An Aesthetic Approach.