Now where there are no parts, there neither extension, nor shape, nor divisibility is possible. And these monads are the true atoms of nature and, in a word, the elements of things.
The nature of an innovation is that it will arise at a fringe where it can afford to become prevalent enough to establish its usefulness without being overwhelmed by the inertia of the orthodox system.
Science is a perception of the world around us. Science is a place where what you find in nature pleases you.
Where I once constantly lost my temper, I found myself arriving at a crisis and experiencing peace.
If women be educated for dependence; that is, to act according to the will of another fallible being, and submit, right or wrong, to power, where are we to stop?
I have always been interested in religion, especially in forms of ecstatic religion, where people are touched directly by the Spirit and go completely out of themselves.
I think that we are at a point in our country where we're trying to decide what role should religion play in the political arena.
French laicite is probably aggressive and antagonistic to the religion, but there are other models of secularism in the world where there could be reconciliation between religion and secularism.
I've never had an exclusive relationship to a room where I write. I used to want one.
When I was a child, the temptation to sin was always a romantic option. This romantic option led me to the cinema, a place where sin was welcome.
I don't want to do romantic roles where I have to lip sync to a song. A role that explores romance on a new level would suit me.
It's very difficult to have any kind of romantic feelings for a movie where you know exactly what's going to happen in the first five minutes.
I always think the most romantic books or films are the ones where the romance doesn't happen, because it makes your heart ache so much watching it.
In order to exist, man must rebel, but rebellion must respect the limits that it discovers in itself - limits where minds meet, and in meeting, begin to exist.
I've always seen the Olympics as a place where you could act out your differences on the athletic field with a sense of sportsmanship and fairness and mutual respect.
I have a lot of respect for countries where the practice of democracy is highly developed. I think, however, that each country has to have its own specific features of democracy.
Whatever basic science resolves, at some stage it is of use to society. The problem is we do not know when or where.
Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.
I just did an interview where I was asked whether I drink beer or whisky, and I was sad to reveal that I'm pounding spring water.
Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends.
I'm in the perfect position. It's a sports position and a political position where I can help better the lives of athletes around the world.
