There is a reward structure in science that is very interesting: Our highest honors go to those who disprove the findings of the most revered among us. So Einstein is revered not just because he...

She was not alone in her respect for him. Because he is more than a boss to people. He’s a religion for non-believers.

Revere thyself, and yet thyself despise.

Thank God we’re not like America. Everyone wants to look like they’re 20. In Europe we admire grown-up women; I think men revere older women.

Worship is an inward reverence, the bowing down of the soul in the presence of God.

If you don’t know what you value in life, then you won’t be able to make any meaningful decisions you can live with in the future.