Arthur Koestler

The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.

Scientists are peeping toms at the keyhole of eternity.

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.

Most technological advances in our life now come from serendipitous discoveries. That is a contraction of rocket technology and computer technology and atomic clock technology.

In big science, the role of the individual scientist must be carefully preserved. So is the one of original ideas and of contributions.

I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been.