"The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers."

"Russia's destiny is written in the faces of its peasants."

In science, the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs.

我敢说，没有什么比阅读更令人愉悦了！人们对任何事物的厌倦都比不上一本书来得慢。