Man is the animal that draws lines which he himself then stumbles over. In the whole pattern of civilization there have been two tendencies, one toward straight lines and rectangular patterns and one toward circular lines. There are reasons, mechanical and psychological, for both tendencies. Things made with straight lines fit well together and save space. And we can move easily - physically or mentally - around things made with round lines. But we are in a straitjacket, having to accept one or the other, when often some intermediate form would be better.

After all, what is art? Art is the creative process and it goes through all fields. Einstein's theory of relativity - now that is a work of art! Einstein was m…

To be and not to be, that is the answer.

There is one art, no more, no less: to do all things with art- lessness.

I think governments are the cancer of civilization.

The bottom line for mathematicians is that the architecture has to be right. In all the mathematics that I did, the essential point was to find the right archi…

If you need more than 3 levels of indentation, you're screwed anyway, and should fix your program.