The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery. - Francis Bacon

"Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it."

"If in other sciences we should arrive at certainty without doubt and truth without error, it behooves us to place the foundations of knowledge in mathematics."

"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is."

"Wonder is the seed of knowledge"

"God has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, namely Scripture. But he has written a second book called creation."