die Kunst des Abmarsches (leave a barren field) - Paul Ehrlich

Chemistry is what a chemist does - G. N. Lewis

If you're a genuine intellectual, live the life of the mind, and want to learn for the sake of learning, the place most likely to empower you is not Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Chicago, or Stanford. It is the most intellectual college in the country, Reed. - Loren Pope, former education editor for the New York Times