The supreme goal of all theory is to make the irreducible basic elements as simple and as few as possible without having to surrender the adequate representation of a simple datum of experience.

During the last century, and part of the one before, it was widely held that there was an unreconcilable conflict between knowledge and belief.

Older men start wars, but younger men fight them.

About God, I cannot accept any concept based on the authority of the Church... As long as I can remember. I have resented mass indoctrination. I cannot prove to you there is no personal God, but if I were to speak of him, I would be a liar. I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil. His universe is not ruled by wishful thinking, but by immutable laws

Play is the highest from of research.

There comes a point in your life when you need to stop reading other people's books and write your own.

We must not only learn to tolerate our differences. We must welcome them as the richness and diversity which can lead to true intelligence.