"I took the wavicles—the little particles of waves—and put them in a box."

"I'm not interested in being a guru. I'm interested in understanding the world."

"Mathematics is not a science, but a language. It's a tool for science."

"The great thing about science is that it's a way of not fooling yourself."

"I was brought up to believe that the only way to really understand something is to build it."