Isaac Newton

"The observer affects the observed by the act of observation."

"To speak concerning God is to speak of the foundation of all things."

"What I have done is to show the connection between diverse phenomena."

"Light and darkness are opposites, yet interdependent."

"The rational mind seeks not comfort but truth."

"Every effect must have a cause; no cause exists without effect."

"The study of nature is the study of God's handiwork."

"I have explained the phenomena of the heavens and of the seas by the power of gravity."

"Wisdom is the recognition of one's own limitations."

"The universe is a vast library written in the language of mathematics."

"To be great is to be misunderstood by the mediocre."

"Nature abhors a vacuum, and so too does the human mind abhor ignorance."

"The laws of nature are the thoughts of God."

"True science leaves no room for dogma."

"I do not pretend to possess superior wisdom; only to have thought more carefully."

"The harmony of the spheres testifies to divine intelligence."

"Where there is gravity, there is curvature of space and time."

"The mind that cannot rest is the mind that discovers."

"All complexity arises from simple, elegant laws."

"The universe is governed not by chance but by necessity."

"To understand motion is to understand existence itself."

"The color of light reveals its nature; its properties reveal its essence."

"What cannot be measured cannot be truly understood."

"The greatest mysteries are hidden in plain sight."

"If I have accomplished anything, it is through patience and method."

"The attraction between bodies varies inversely with the square of their distance."

"Nature is not static but eternally in motion."

"The study of mathematics is the study of God's thoughts."

"Every object persists in its state of rest unless acted upon by force."

"The infinite is both terrible and beautiful to contemplate."