The misconception which has haunted philosophic literature throughout the centuries is the notion of 'independent existence.' There is no such mode of existence; every entity is to be understood in terms of the way it is interwoven with the rest of the universe.

I would be a billionaire if I was looking to be a selfish boss. That's not me.

Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it.

The point about zero is that we do not need to use it in the operation of daily life. No one goes out to buy zero fish.

A clash of doctrine is not a disaster, it is an opportunity.

The science of pure mathematics, in its modern developments, may claim to be the most original creation of the human spirit.

Life is the enjoyment of emotion, derived from the past and aimed at the future.