The scientist does not study nature because it is useful to do so. He studies it because he takes pleasure in it, and he takes pleasure in it because it is beautiful. I am not speaking, of course, of the beauty which strikes the senses, of the beauty of qualities and appearances. What I mean is that more intimate beauty which comes from the harmonious order of its parts, and which a pure intelligence can grasp. -Henri Poincaré-

Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.

The biggest problem with communication is the perception that it occurred.

“Do you have any idea where you’re going?” -God-

I don’t need time. What I need is a deadline. -Duke Ellington-

Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go. -Oscar Wilde-

Don’t sweat the petty things, and don’t pet the sweaty things.

Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.

Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. -Mark Twain-

I don’t mind that you think slowly but I do mind that you are publishing faster than you think. -Wolfgang Pauli-