“Outside our consciousness there lies the cold and alien world of actua...” — Heinrich Hertz Quote

“Outside our consciousness there lies the cold and alien world of actual things. Between the two stretches the narrow borderland of the senses. No communication between the two worlds is possible excepting across the narrow strip. For a proper understanding of ourselves and of the world, it is of the highest importance that this borderland should be thoroughly explored.”

“You cannot separate passion from pathology any more than you can separate a person's spirit from his body.”

“Science and art,... they seek the truth and the meaning of life, they seek God, [and] the soul, and when they are harnessed to passing needs and activities,... then they only complicate and encumber life.”

“Education has the power to transform society — but such transformation demands an obsession for change.”

“Must be frustrating being a scientist. There you are, incrementally discovering how the universe works via a series of complex tests and experiments, for the benefit of all mankind - and what thanks do you get? People call you "egghead" or "boffin" or "heretic", and they cave your face in with a rock and bury you out in the wilderness.”

“To philosophize truth is unphilosophy.”

“The research is very clear: around 50% of distance runners at any given time are injured.”