Human beings, from a mathematical perspective, are fairly limited. Two and three dimensions, maybe five, and we're OK.

There is no such thing as zero uncertainty.

Humans are very good at making algorithms work eventually.

The brain has a good error rate. But, the point is, you can function with that error rate. Animals do a lot of guesswork.

Sometimes guessing is the best you can do. In the real world, we guess all the time and it serves us well.

The sun shall always rise upon a new day and there shall always be a rose garden within me. Yes, there is a part of me that is broken, but my broken soil gives way to my wild roses.

When possible, the brain makes a behavior into a habit, which saves effort and therefore gives us more capacity to deal with complex, novel, or urgent matters.

One should count each day a separate life.

Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely.

Like every mother, my wish - every birthday - is for my children to stay healthy (and) for my family to remain healthy.

Rules are to be initiated for the allotment of scarce raw materials etc; and their use and processing for other than war, or otherwise absolutely vital, goods is prohibited

I'm used to adversity and working really well in difficult situations. It was hard for me to accept the success

All that we don't know is astonishing. Even more astonishing is what passes for knowing.

Disagrees with neocon adviser on immediate need to bomb Iran.

As long as the Arabs fight tribe against tribe, so long will they be a little people, a silly people, greedy, barbarous and cruel.