When I enrolled in college at age 19, I had a total of eight years of formal classroom education. As a result, I was not comfortable with formal lectures and receiving regular homework assignments.

The hardships that I encountered in the past will help me succeed in the future.

The labs were happy that I was brave enough to attempt to program it and the $5 million computer was left entirely to my use. I was their human guinea pig.

The Connection Machine was the most powerful supercomputer in the world. It is a complex supercomputer and it will take forever to completely describe how it works.

Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.

Nigeria is a West African nation of over 100 million energetic people. It is endowed with lots of natural resources but lacks human resources.

It took me 1057 pages to describe the hundreds of mathematical equations, algorithms and programming techniques that I invented and used.

It is smarter to borrow from nature than to reinvent the wheels.

My focus is not on solving nature's deeper mysteries. It is on using nature's deeper mysteries to solve important societal problems.

I have expertise in five different fields which helps me to easily understand the analogy between my scientific problems and those occurring in nature.

Because I believe that humans are computers, I conjectured that computers, like people, can have left- and right-handed versions.

When all else fails, dress beautifully and throw your food.

My wife and I have five children and the reason why we have five children is because we do not want six.

Should, is the worst word in the English language. People always think things "should" be a certain way, and when they're not, they're disappointed.

Retailing has gone from an information-scarce to an information-rich environment.

Despite the fact that I had a writing background, they didn't want to accept whatever ideas I had as a writer.

In high school, my prom date fooled around with another guy - on prom night!

Aren't rumors great. Anyone can start them. They're a wonderful way to put out feelers. It's like getting the benefits of a publicist without paying one.

It is impossible to dissociate an individual from the environment of which he is a part. No story of achievement should ever be removed from its broader social context.

Uh, stay fat people - That's my motto. It's no picnic!

I appreciate every team that wants me and I take on every challenge.