"The novelist must ground his work in faithful study of human nature"

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"

"Talent in cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work"

"The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease"

"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man"

"Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature"

"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today"

"Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need"

"By the work one knows the workman"

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do"

"I was married to Margaret Joan Howe in 1940. Although not a scientist herself she has contributed more to my work than anyone else by providing a peaceful and happy home"