If you don't make mistakes, you're not working on hard enough problems. And that's a big mistake.

In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.

An ordinary mistake is one that leads to a dead end, while a profound mistake is one that leads to progress. Anyone can make an ordinary mistake, but it takes a genius to make a profound mistake.

The brain rewards us for interacting with beautiful things. In this way, evolution wants to encourage us to do what is good for us.

Why is there something rather than nothing?

I believe that everything you've said is not even wrong.

I'm convinced that art and science activate the same parts of the brain.

The answer to the ancient question Why is there something rather than nothing would be that nothingis unstable.

I went off to college planning to major in math or philosophy-- of course, both those ideas are really the same idea.

If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working on hard enough problems

The answer to the ancient question 'Why is there something rather than nothing?' would then be that ‘nothing’ is unstable.

If you wanted to be the best then you had to swallow your pride and become a student of the game first.

Poetry to me is prayer.

It's a mistake to read. Television is the only way.

Control all the variables you can... don't worry about the rest.

We would rather starve than sell our national honor.

That was quite an adventure, stopping at a different house each night, seeing new country,.

Faith looks back and draws courage; hope looks ahead, and keeps desire alive.

All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.

I'm supporting anyone except Donald Trump.

And then I went into television; and then television moved from the East Coast to Hollywood.