Fortunate Newton, happy childhood of science. Nature to him was an open book. He stands before us strong, certain, and alone.

Anyone can repeat a technical explanation they read in a text-book or blog post.

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.

Einstein was once asked how many feet are in a mile. Einstein’s reply was “I don’t know, why should I fill my brain with facts I can find in two minutes in any standard reference book?

Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.

Fraulein Noether was the most significant creative mathematical genius thus far produced since the higher education of women began.

God is subtle but he is not malicious.