Opinions
The Meaning of 'Life:' Confusing Metaphysics with MoralityOctober 2005
11 September: Response and ResponsibilityOctober 2001

Quips
The path to understanding is paved by symmetry.
Imagination is the stage on which mathematics plays.
Making math hard is easy.  What's hard is making math easy.
No outcome that's measurable is worth measuring.

Principles of Hopeful Pessimism
Expect nothing from people.  You won't be disappointed.
It's not what someone says that reveals character, but what someone makes a point of saying.
The surest way to lose something is to lend it to someone.
If you want someone to hear what you're saying, listen.
Believe nothing until it's been officially denied.     --Claud Cockburn
Disbelieve something when it's been officially asserted.