"First it was necessary to civilize man in relation to man. Now it is necessary to civilize man in relation to nature and the animals."

“All good athletes make mistakes; the great ones learn to make that mistake only once.”

“And so the blasts of calumny, howl they ever so fiercely over the good man's head, contribute to his juster appreciation and to his wider fame. Preserve only a good conscience toward God, and a loving purpose toward your fellow men, and you need not wince nor tremble, though the pack of the spaniel-hearted hounds snarl at your heels.”

Source : William Morley Punshon (1873). “Lectures and Sermons”, p.31, Adam, Stevenson

“When the province of physical theory was extended to encompass microscopic phenomena through the creation of quantum mechanics, the concept of consciousness came to the fore again. It was not possible to formulate the laws of quantum mechanics in a fully consistent way without reference to the consciousness.”

Source : Eugene Paul Wigner (2013). “The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner: Historical, Philosophical, and Socio-Political Papers. Historical and Biographical Reflections and Syntheses”, p.28, Springer Science & Business Media

“The aeroplane is an invention of the devil and will never play any part in such a serious business as the defence of the nation, my boy!”

“All you ladies that are selling your souls, you need to put your hooker vibes on hold.”

“I see the Past, Present & Future existing all at once Before me.”

“I paint abstract expressions.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.”

Source : My Life in Court ch. 1 (1961)