Somebody came up to me after a talk I had given, and say, "You make mathematics seem like fun." I was inspired to reply, "If it isn't fun, why do it?"

Only professional mathematicians learn anything from proofs. Other people learn from explanations.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

In any investment, you expect to have fun and make money.

I like to explore a lot of textural, arrangement aspects in the studio.

It's weird when people start sentences with 'frankly' - as if their other sentences don't count.

The early ELP albums were pioneering in a way.

But still, it looked completely natural, as if we had been kissing at the ends of sentences for ages, while the rest of the world was still hung up on punctuation.

I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.

Beware of luxury! Beware of acquiring the taste and need for it, under the pretext of providing for the morrow.

When you're young, there's a whole lot of stuff you say you'll never do. Once you get a little older, the list tends to get shorter.

Lust weakens both body and mind.