The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as in poetry.

Success is not about how much money you make, it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.

I'm just a normal person who happens to have an extraordinary job.

I don't want to paint people who are just sitting there like models. I want to paint the actual person.