A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.

I hope to always be number one, but maintaining this level is quite a challenge.

The true power of an algorithm is not in its speed or efficiency, but in its ability to reveal the hidden structures of the problems it addresses.

The new leader is a facilitator, not an order giver.

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

You have to believe in yourself, even when no one else does.