I mean science was blamed for all the horrors of World War I, just as it's blamed today for nuclear weapons and quite rightly.

The bottom line for mathematicians is that the architecture has to be right. In all the mathematics that I did, the essential point was to find the right architecture. It's like building a bridge. Once the main lines of the structure are right, then the details miraculously fit. The problem is the overall design.

[John Wheeler] rejuvenated general relativity; he made it an experimental subject and took it away from the mathematicians

Computer models of the climate....[are] a very dubious business if you don't have good inputs.

Younger people have so many opportunities. I don't see any pessimism among them.

The analogies between science and art are very good as long as you are talking about the creation and the performance. The creation is certainly very analogous. The aesthetic pleasure of the craftsmanship of performance is also very strong in science.

If we want to go to space with humans, that's for fun not for science. Human adventures in space are just sporting events.