It is more important to have beauty in one's equations than to have them fit experiment.

I consider that I understand an equation when I can predict the properties of its solutions, without actually solving it.

A theory with mathematical beauty is more likely to be correct than an ugly one that fits some experimental data.

God used beautiful mathematics in creating the world.

It seems that if one is working from the point of view of getting beauty in one's equations, and if one has really a sound insight, one is on a sure line of progress.

Living is worthwhile if one can contribute in some small way to this endless chain of progress.

If there is a God, he's a great mathematician.

If we are honest - and scientists have to be - we must admit that religion is a jumble of false assertions, with no basis in reality.

One could perhaps describe the situation by saying that God is a mathematician of a very high order, and He used very advanced mathematics in constructing the universe.

Scientific progress is measured in units of courage, not intelligence.

A physical law must possess mathematical beauty.

Sometimes the best of gods gift's arrive by the shattering of all the window panes.

I would rather exercise than read a newspaper.

My dad's a very sensitive man, but as the archetypal rebellious teenager, I didn't realise that.

There's beauty in anger, and anger for me is a passion.

You put a character out there and you're in their power. You're in trouble if they're in yours.

I had to succeed. Failure means I would have to be homeless again.

Spirituality, as expounded by the great saints and sages of the past, is a very broad path. It accommodates all types of belief systems. You need to satisfy everyone.

I got really involved in science research and the science of meditation.

It is perfectly easy to be original by violating the laws of decency and the canons of good taste.

Every disposable job makes you partially suicidal. But I've always worked because I need to buy drugs and wigs so I could go out in drag and get wasted!