Modern science then so far from being an enemy of romance is seen on every hand to be its sympathetic and resourceful friend its swift and irresistible helper in its serious need and an indulgent minister to its lighter fancies.

In Israel a land lacking in natural resources we learned to appreciate our greatest national advantage: our minds. Through creativity and innovation we transformed barren deserts into flourishing fields and pioneered new frontiers in science and technology.

To me there has never been a higher source of earthly honor or distinction than that connected with advances in science.

I am one of those scientists who feels that it is no longer enough just to get on and do science. We have to devote a significant proportion of our time and resources to defending it from deliberate attack from organised ignorance.

I find it amusing on one level poignant on another when people try to get recognition from an outside source. It's sad.

It's a source of great sadness to me that my father died without having seen me do anything worthwhile. He was constantly having to make excuses for me.

We believe in fact that the one act of respect has little force unless matched by the other - in balance with it... The acting out of that dual respect I would name as precisely the source of our power.

To be frank I suspect that today there is little respect for Christianity as source of moral teaching about goodness.

I have a great respect for the academics who are working with the source material. My hat's off to them.

The mandate you go with is intimidating and also is a source of respect that you gain because you have come with this mandate from the United Nations.