Science

“I had a hunch that something interesting could be there.”

“I would be excited if that happens because it means we will have learned something new.”

“If you don’t focus on fundamental research, no translation is possible.”

“And the part of philosophy known as mathematics is the easiest of its parts to grasp both as to conception and as to assent.”

“On a reconnu l'immense avantage de l'ordre monstrueux pour la connaissance approfondie de l'ordre habituel.”

“Let us maintain some cosmic modesty and study the world sincerely, just like kids.”

“It’s essential that we govern on the basis of science and not science fiction.”

“Babbage, and if we choose to call the former a pure machine we must be prepared to admit that it is, beyond all comparison, the most wonderful of the inventions of mankind.”