“It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English — up to fifty words used in correct context — no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.”

“Don’t tell people to act their age. It’s like telling a baby to move out, and if they’re older you’re telling them to “die in a hole.””

“I am not one of those who in expressing opinions confine themselves to facts.”

“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that works.”

“My Grandmother is over eighty and still doesn’t need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle.”

“An expert is a person who avoids small error as he sweeps on to the grand fallacy.”

“The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.”

“If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe.”

“Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.”

“To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.”