The Ethiopians say that their gods are snub-nosed and black, the Thracians that theirs have light blue eyes and red hair.

Education must, be not only a transmission of culture but also a provider of alternative views of the world and a strengthener of the will to explore.

"In a world that's changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks."

"You have to be willing to fail to succeed."

The great thing is to be in love with life.

"I think that mathematicians are much more like artists than they are like scientists."

I don't know if Mama was right or if it...it's Lieutenant Dan. I don't know... if we each have a... destiny... or if we're all just floating around accidental-like on a breeze... but I...I think... maybe it's both. Maybe both get happening at the same time.