"Brevity is the soul of wit," William Shakespeare

"In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order," Carl Jung.

"If history teaches us anything, it is that man, in his quest for knowledge and progress, is determined and cannot be deterred," John F. Kennedy

"One reason why mathematics enjoys special esteem, above all other sciences, is that its laws are absolutely certain and indisputable, while those of all other sciences are to some extent debatable and in constant danger of being overthrown by newly discovered facts." Albert Einstein

"It may be no exaggeration to say that man's progress in peace, and security in war, depend more on fruitful applications of information theory than on physical demonstrations, either in bombs or in power plants, that Einstein's famous equation works," 1953 issue of Fortune Magazine.

"There is no other fundamental mover of economic development than science and technology," Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University.

"The more trivial the result, the bigger the usual impact," Richard G. Baraniuk, Rice University.

"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is," Yogi Berra.

"Aristocrats do not strive; they have already arrived." Craig Lambert.

"Not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful if that's what you are seeking," Nassim Nicholas Taleb.