A proof is that which convinces a reasonable man; a rigorous proof is that which convinces an unreasonable man.

There are surely worse things than being wrong, and being dull and pedantic are surely among them.

Mathematics is not a separate entity. It owes a great deal of its power and its beauty to other disciplines.

A woman being never at a loss... the devil always sticks by them.

There's nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.

Really, what I'm aiming for is world domination!

Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.

Art, in fact, can be nothing but violence, cruelty and injustice.

I used to sketch - that's the way I thought out loud. Then they made a book of my sketches, and I got self-conscious, so now I don't do it much.

Parliaments are in all cases to declare what is good for the whole; but it is not the declaration of parliament that makes it so.

You might be a redneck if the UFO hotline limits you to one call a day.

I think the world has moved on.

There's a lot to be said for quitters. Those people who are extremely good at one thing got that way by quitting almost everything else.