One of the characteristics of successful scientists is having courage.

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!

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

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.

Serving God should elevate our level of excellence in every part of our lives.

To show too much joy in a place such as this would be unseemly but, as he padded toward her, his tail was extended in a manner which would make wagging possible should all go as expected.

The resources of Africa are greater than the amount of aid it can ever get. Hence, Africa needs to manage its resources prudently and efficiently to minimise its dependence on aid.

A Bostonian - an American broadly speaking.

I work grief and sadness out of my body when I dance, and I bring in joy and rhythm.

Everything contains its antithesis.

The days passed, as they do, and life went on.

Mobile is the perfect example of what is enabling economic growth in the technology sector.

An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.

To be mediocre, when only application and diligence would have netted superiority, is an error akin to sin.