“Do you not think that there are things which you cannot understand, an...” — Bram Stoker Quote

“Do you not think that there are things which you cannot understand, and yet which are; that some people see things that others cannot? But there are things old and new which must not be contemplate by men´s eyes, because they know -or think they know- some things which other men have told them. Ah, it is the fault of our science that it wants to explain all; and if it explain not, then it says there is nothing to explain.”

“It is really wonderful how much resilience there is in human nature. Let any obstructing cause, no matter what, be removed in any way, even by death, and we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment.”

“How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads; to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams.”

“She has man's brain--a brain that a man should have were he much gifted--and woman's heart. The good God fashioned her for a purpose, believe me when He made that so good combination.”

“Voi non lasciate che vostri occhi vedano né vostre orecchie sentano, e ciò che è fuori da vostra vita ordinaria non vi tocca. Voi non credete che ci siano cose che non potete capire, ed invece esse ci sono; e che esistano certe persone in grado di vedere cose che altri non possono? Ma esistono cose vecchie e nuove che non possono esser contemplate da occhi di uomini, perché essi sanno – o credono di sapere – cose che altri uomini hanno detto a loro. Ah, questa è pecca di nostra scienza che ha pretesa di capire tutto, mentre, se non ci riesce, allora dice che non c’è niente da spiegare! Ma noi vediamo ogni giorno da ogni parte spuntare nuove credenze, che si reputano essere nuove, ma che non sono altro che cose vecchie travestite da giovani! – come belle signore nell’opera. (Van Helsing)”

“If you want to save your child from polio, you can pray or you can inoculate. ... Choose science.”

“Genetic engineering is a result of science advancement, so I don't think that in itself is bad. If used wisely, genetics can be beneficial, but they can be abused, too.”

“Human resources are just tremendous in Egypt, but we need the science base; we need the correct science base.”

“Nothing is more humbling than to look with a strong magnifying glass at an insect so tiny that the naked eye sees only the barest speck and to discover that nevertheless it is sculpted and articulated and striped with the same care and imagination as a zebra. Apparently it does not occur to nature whether or not a creature is within our range of vision, and the suspicion arises that even the zebra was not designed for our benefit.”

“Why is it so difficult for us to think in relative terms? Well, for the good reason that human nature loves absoluteness, and erroneously considers it as a state of higher knowledge.”