If you've got a deadline and you're an artist, you've just got to be on the case - nothing else can come in the way, or you won't make good work... the people around you just have to understand.

If an artist and a scientist have a common point, it is probably in the need for some kind of imaginative thinking to interpret the material they have.

The hardest thing is to make this little space for yourself where you can think and not get inundated with other stuff coming in.

Functional societies need algorithms which reward us for being of service to those who need it most. Instead we have algorithms which reward us for being of service to those who need it least

In my conscience I believe the baggage loves me for she never speaks well of me herself nor suffers anybody else to rail at me.

The problem is, the more famous you get, the more people see you who didn't choose to.

You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.

I'm very happy with my body.

Maintain a childhood enthusiasm for the game of golf.

To me the function of politics is to make possible the desirable.

It’s a lesson in life—don’t look back, you’ll trip over.

People generally report higher levels of stress, depression, and tension after watching TV. It seems that TV's main virtue is that it occupies the mind undemandingly.

The painter needs all the talent of the poet, plus hand-eye coordination.