Whatever your problems in math are, I assure mine are greater.

Lasting harmony with a woman (was) an undertaking in which I twice failed rather disgracefully.

Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds.

Humiliation and mental oppression by ignorant and selfish teachers wreak havoc in the youthful mind that can never be undone and often exert a baleful influence in later life.

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.

Is it not better for a man to die for a cause in which he believes, such as peace, than to suffer for a cause in which he does not believe, such as war?

It's not that life has been easy, perfect or exactly as expected. I just choose to be happy and grateful no matter how it all turns out. If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.