"The present quantum mechanics is not a theory in the sense of the old theories, but rather a collection of rules for the calculation of probabilities."

"The scientific picture of the world is very successful, but it is incomplete. It leaves out something essential, something that is very close to us, namely, our own consciousness."

"Consciousness cannot be accounted for in physical terms. For consciousness is absolutely fundamental. It cannot be accounted for in terms of anything else."

"We are all connected. There is no real separation between us."

"I am born into an environment — I know not whence I came nor whither I go nor who I am."