The most dangerous thought you can have as a creative person is to think you know what you’re doing.

The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.

Given two people with exactly the same ability, the one person who manages day in and day out to get in one more hour of thinking will be tremendously more productive over a lifetime.

There are wavelengths that people cannot see, there are sounds that people cannot hear, and maybe computers have thoughts that people cannot think.

If you don't work on important problems, it's not likely that you'll do important work.

Newton said, "If I have seen further than others, it is because I've stood on the shoulders of giants." These days we stand on each other's feet!

Typing is no substitute for thinking.

Mathematics is not merely an idle art form, it is an essential part of our society.

True greatness is when your name is like ampere, watt, and fourier-when it's spelled with a lower case letter.

You can tell other people all the alibis you want. I don't mind. But to yourself try to be honest.

Mathematics is an interesting intellectual sport but it should not be allowed to stand in the way of obtaining sensible information about physical processes.

I thought if I loved you enough I could change you. I was so stupid.

The friend that you’re with makes you the friend that you are!

Friendship has always belonged to the core of my spiritual journey.

I think Mike Pence figured that best case scenario he is vice president and worst case scenario he can say he tried to rein Donald Trump in for the good of the party.

I really, really like 'Eastbound & Down.' It's one of the few things that makes me laugh.

Obedience and resignation are our personal offerings upon the altar of duty.

Classical music only really came into my life in 1969. I wish I had heard classical music and church music when I was a teenager or even as a child.

The Republicans are the party of bad ideas. The Democrats are the party of no ideas.

Oh, how quickly the world's glory passes away.

Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits.