Renown? Ive already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt. – Jean Rostand
When a scientist is ahead of his times, it is often through misunderstanding of current, rather than intuition of future truth. In science there is never any error so gross that it wont one day, from some perspective, appear prophetic. – Jean Rostand
There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past. – Jean Rostand
The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why. – Jean Rostand
Before you, I engage myself to serve my country with the devotion and the exemplary that this post demands. I understand responsibilities of the job and, as such, I give a republican salute to Nicolas Sarkozy who has led France for 5 years and who deserves all of our respect. – Francois Hollande