Mathematics compares the most diverse phenomena and discovers the secret analogies that unite them.

The profound study of nature is the most fertile source of mathematical discovery.

Mathematical Analysis is as extensive as nature herself.

Early success is a terrible teacher. You're essentially being rewarded for a lack of preparation, so when you find yourself in a situation where you must prepare, you can't do it. You don't know how.

Begin to read, write, sing, dance, study, draw…!

There is something hugely civilised about allowing long pauses in a conversation. Very few people can stand that kind of silence.

Whether you realize it or not, your ongoing battle with unbelief drives all your sinful thoughts, emotions, desires, and actions.

The first step... shall be to lose the way.

I don't know a lot about politics but I have great trust in him as leader.

I've never signed a contract, so never have a deadline. A deadline's an unnerving thing. I just finish a book, and if the publisher doesn't like it, that's his privilege.

I love roles where I am required to prepare physically. And it's fun putting on weight and eating.

Dishonor waits on perfidy. A man should blush to think a falsehood; it is the crime of cowards.

I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me.