Why speculate when you can calculate?

Any effect, constant, theorem or equation named after Professor X was first discovered by Professor Y , for some value of Y not equal to X.

When somebody says to me-which they do like every 5 years- "How does it feel to be over the hill?" my response is, "I'm just heading up the mountain."

... commutative algebra is a lot like topology, only backwards.

It's better to work with a nice category containing some nasty objects, than a nasty category containing only nice objects.

In fact living is dying.

My attitude is that, if you have nothing to hide, why not show it?

Style, I've got no style.

My books have helped a lot of men to lose weight.

I went and got a tire tool out of my truck, and straightened him out as cold as a block of ice. It was an attitude adjustment, and it'll work every time.

How can I give love when I don't know what it is I'm giving?

It's important to remember that some of our best sources in the war against radical Islamic terrorism are Muslims, both in America and overseas.

The gods know what's important, what's wrong about you. They know everything. If you go out searching for the Holy Grail, they won't let you find it.

My wife and I love to host wine and cheese parties. They are simple and elegant and you don't have to put a lot of effort and time into it.