It is not good to know more unless we do more with what we already know.

It is not good to know more unless we do more with what we already know.

In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is so constituted as to maximize play. The best read more

In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is so constituted as to maximize play. The best games are not those in which all goes smoothly and steadily toward a certain conclusion, but those in which the outcome is always in doubt. Similarly, the geometry of life is designed to keep us at the point of maximum tension between certainty and uncertainty, order and chaos. Every important call is a close one. We survive and evolve by the skin of our teeth. We really wouldn't want it any other way.

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

The end and aim of all education is the development of character.

The end and aim of all education is the development of character.

My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.

My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.

When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old read more

When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

Gluttony is an emotional sign that something is eating us.

Gluttony is an emotional sign that something is eating us.

People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.

People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.

Hamming's Motto: The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.

Hamming's Motto: The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.