"Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding."

"The stars are not just points of light, but windows into the past."

Our heroes are human heroes. That's a very new situation. Most other societies have had, right at their center, the worship of something transcendent: a god, a spirit, a natural force, the universe, whatever it is -- something else that is being worshiped. We've slightly lost the habit of doing that, which is, I think, why we're particularly drawn to nature.

"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."

The greatest reward is seeing people enjoy something I've created.