Theory is needed to tell you where to look.

Mathematics is a place where you can do things which you can't do in the real world.

I'm obviously attuned to pick up mathematics whenever I can see it. But in Mozart there is a lot of conscious use of mathematical symbolism and numbers in order to try and give messages.

The best mobile phone had the best mathematician. They know how to fit a huge amount of data into a small amount of space. How to do things efficiently, how to do them cleverly.

Primes are the atoms of the arithmetic - the hydrogen and oxygen of the world of numbers

I think science is a foreign land for many people, so I think of my role as an ambassador's job.

If you can make yourself symmetrical, you're sending out a sign that you've got good genes, you've got a good upbringing and therefore you'll make a good mate.