You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish, or to be like they expect you to be. It's their mistake, not your failing.

There’s a pleasure in recognising old things from a new viewpoint.

The most remarkable equation in math.

Don't accept everything you hear as truth. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.

i) write down the problem; ii) think very hard; iii) write down the answer.

“God is a mathematician of very high order.” — P. Dirac

The most important aspect of creativity and innovation is not being afraid to fail.

We have this terrible struggle to try to explain things to people who have no reason to want to know.

You don’t like it, go somewhere else! To another universe, where the rules are simpler.

The universe is bigger than your view of the universe. There's always room for a new idea.

You don’t measure knowledge by how much you know, but by how much more you’re willing to learn.

If you want to learn about nature, to appreciate nature, it is necessary to understand the language that she speaks in. The language is mathematics.

I believe that a scientist looking at non-scientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy.

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

If you think you understand it, try building it.

Your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

Every good theory starts with a guess and ends with a thousand more.

Compare less. Reflect more.

Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.

We are not to tell nature what she’s gotta be. She's always got better imagination than we have.

You don't do science for the awards and honors, you do it for the fun of it.

Intelligence isn't the ability to remember and repeat, like they teach you in school. It is the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use our knowledge to adapt to new situations.

If you have any talent, any occupation that delights you, do it, and do it to the hilt. Don't ask why or what difficulties you may get into.

The most exciting phrase in science isn’t 'Eureka!'—it’s 'Hmm, that’s funny...'

The only real failure in science is pretending you have all the answers.

If you wanna be a good teacher, teach open-mindedness, enthusiasm, inquisitiveness, heuristics, and values.

The deepest questions lead to more questions, not answers.

Just because you ignore the facts, doesn't mean they cease to exist.

The things that matter are honesty, independence, willingness to admit ignorance.