There are two kinds of people in the world: Johnny Von Neumann and the rest of us.

The miracle of the appropriateness of the language of mathematics for the formulation of the laws of physics is a wonderful gift which we neither understand nor deserve.

Solipsism may be logically consistent with present Quantum Mechanics, Monism in the sense of Materialism is not.

It was not possible to formulate the laws of quantum mechanics in a fully consistent way without reference to the consciousness.

The unreasonable efficiency of mathematics in science is a gift we neither understand nor deserve.

[T]he laws of quantum mechanics itself cannot be formulated ... without recourse to the concept of consciousness.

OK, so the computer has understood, but what about me ?

The simplicities of natural laws arise through the complexities of the language we use for their expression.

The enormous usefulness of mathematics in the natural sciences is something bordering on the mysterious and there is no rational explanation of it.

It's nice the know the computer understands the situation, but I would like to understand it too.

... mathematics is the science of skillful operations with concepts and rules invented just for this purpose.

Merrick belonged to that class of reader who was able to forget with amazing ease the hand moving the characters behind the scenes of the novel.

Raw, gentle, and easy, it mizzled out of the high air, a special elixir, tasting of spells and stars and air, carrying a peppery dust in it, and moving like a rare light sherry on his tongue. Rain.

A church service starts and ends with a prayer. A magazine starts and ends with an advert.

Solving crimes is like following a spider web. Everything is connected in some way. It's just figuring out where things intersect so I can find the spider in the middle.

I want to create an economy where minimum wage is a very brief stepping stone to higher-paying jobs so people can realize their dreams.

Tell him I mind having to look pretty, that's what I mind, because it is so much more of an effort.

If I get a bad review, I dont take it personally because everyone is entitled to their opinion.

One of the great things about Houston is that they police themselves. It's the way Boston was in the '80s. No hacks or thieves are tolerated in the community, and that's HUGE.

Your child’s future was the first to go with budget cuts.

I loved 'Rocky' and 'Rambo', and am very proud of them.