Self-revelation is a cruel process. The real picture, the real "you" never emerges. Looking for it is as bewildering as read more

Self-revelation is a cruel process. The real picture, the real "you" never emerges. Looking for it is as bewildering as trying to know how you really look. Ten different mirrors show you ten different faces.

To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs.

To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs.

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

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

For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste read more

For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste with short arms can never, never make a fine gesture.

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test read more

Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of character but strengthen it. Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.

Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.

Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.

Character is not made in a crisis -- it is only exhibited.

Character is not made in a crisis -- it is only exhibited.