Both religions and musicals work best with energetic and committed believers. Cynicism or detachment would have destroyed the magic - something true of religion, too.

Physicists have yet to understand why the Higgs boson's mass is what it is.

I had this illusion that if I kind of dressed badly that I wouldn't stand out. You know, so I actually went out of my way to not look different to the extent I could.

Scientific research involves going beyond the well-trodden and well-tested ideas and theories that form the core of scientific knowledge. During the time scientists are working things out, some results will be right, and others will be wrong. Over time, the right results will emerge.

One of the nice things about math and science is it’s obvious, you get the answer or you don’t get the answer.

It's hubris to think that the way we see things is everything there is.

Sometimes models are surprisingly smart.