To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.

I love to perform, but I also love to just be by myself.

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word – excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

The human mind is a machine for self-deception; we see what we want to see.

"Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence."

Persistence is key in mathematical research; many great results come from looking at the same problem from different angles over and over again.