If I like a person, I like them. I may like the art and not like the person.

Pattern-finding is the purpose of the mind and the construct of the universe. There are an infinite number of patterns, some of which are known; those still unknown hold the key to unresolved enigmas and paradoxes.

I hate to put tags on things, because tags change, and they change with the requirements made on them.

I study what I work with. I studied all these different fields of science that I needed for my work. I studied how to mine a landfill and what to plant in it. It's fascinating because you learn a new field each time.

People don't hurt what they love.

People always understand everything in retrospect.

There's no precedent for women philosophers and there's no precedence for most of the things I did.