I don't understand complicated problems. I only understand simple ones.

I don't understand complicated problems. I only understand simple ones.

The cure for admiring the house of lords is to go and look at it.

The cure for admiring the house of lords is to go and look at it.

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

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

Be humble, if thou would'st attain to Wisdom. Be humbler still, when Wisdom thou hast mastered. -Helena Petrova Blavatsky.

Be humble, if thou would'st attain to Wisdom. Be humbler still, when Wisdom thou hast mastered. -Helena Petrova Blavatsky.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, read more

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words.

The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.

The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.

I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have read more

I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.

There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The read more

There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether the attitude is positive or negative.