Any effect, constant, theorem or equation named after Professor X was first discovered by Professor Y , for some value of Y not equal to X.

Why speculate when you can calculate?

When somebody says to me-which they do like every 5 years- "How does it feel to be over the hill?" my response is, "I'm just heading up the mountain."

... commutative algebra is a lot like topology, only backwards.

It's better to work with a nice category containing some nasty objects, than a nasty category containing only nice objects.

Some of us think we already know the answer. They are the people who close a book and never think about it again. To them, the story ends at the words 'The End' and that's that.

When we rely on our own strength, God’s opportunities become inaccessible to us.

I wouldn't record any song that I didn't like.

Cocooning is about insulation and avoidance, peace and protection, coziness and control - a sort of hyper-nesting.

Really, at a time when theyre debating when and where a nativity scene can be used, this is the kind of stuff we need to have out there - outside of the church.

Great Brahma from his mystic heaven groans, And all his priesthood moans.

I only watch TV when I go to hotels.

I'm washed, I'm forgiven, I'm whole, and I'm healed. I'm cleansed and I'm glory bound. I am only a sojourner on the earth.

Art doesn't reflect what we see; it makes us see.

I love art because I feel that it's evidence of the great shared universal power. I like art that feels real, that cuts the bullshit.