I am turned off when I see only formulas and symbols, and little text.

Knowing what is big and what is small is more important than being able to solve partial differential equations.

Whatever is worth saying, can be stated in fifty words or less.

It is still an unending source of surprise for me how a few scribbles on a blackboard or on a piece of paper can change the course of human affairs.

Thoughts are steered in different ways.

The infinite we shall do right away. The finite may take a little longer.

The mathematicians know a great deal about very little and the physicists very little about a great deal.

It is most important in creative science not to give up. If you are an optimist you will be willing to "try" more than if you are a pessimist.

What exactly is mathematics? Many have tried but nobody has really succeeded in defining mathematics; it is always something else.

Do not lose your faith. A mighty fortress is our mathematics. Mathematics will rise to the challenge, as it always has.

Mathematics may be a way of developing physically, that is anatomically, new connections in the brain.

Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

I believe I will not not die a minute too early or a minute too late, but exactly when I am supposed to.

Christianity and Buddhism are very much alike, especially Buddhism.

Love each other or perish

Quality health care services must be accessible and affordable for all - not just those in certain ZIP codes or tax brackets.

The faking of feelings is a sin against the imagination.

President Bush says he needs a month off to unwind. Unwind? When the hell does this guy wind?

It is fun to be in the same decade with you.

But I’m living proof you don’t have to spend a lot in order to look great.

Retreat? NO. I propose to attach at daylight and whip them.