"A photograph is a picture and no more true or false than any other depiction; why is that so hard to comprehend?"

“One of my favorite quotes from Thomas Edison is, "If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would astound ourselves." I believe leadership is a journey of learning and growing.”

“The idea of death robs inquiry of its passionate vitality and empties our efforts of their purpose by coming to one predestined conclusion, death. Why inquire if you already know the answer?”

“All ***** is to a degree sadistic - inevitably.”

“The man who has half a million of dollars in property... has a much higher interest in the government, than the man who has little or no property.”

“No friend ever served me, and no enemy ever wronged me, whom I have not repaid in full.”

Source : Epitaph he made for himself. "Heroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age". Book by Will Durant, 2001.

“I was searching all the time for something that I'd never lost or left behind.”

“I enjoy very much communication. I think that scientists need to communicate.”

Source : “What inspires you?” by Anthony S. Fauci, bigthink.com.

“When the ending finally comes to me, I often have to backtrack and make the beginning point towards that ending. Other times, I know exactly what the ending will be before I begin, like with the story "A Brief Encounter With the Enemy." It was all about the ending - that's what motivated me.”