“Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”

“I have learned to use the world ‘impossible’ with the greatest caution.”

“I have learned to use the word 'impossible' with the greatest caution.”

“We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.”

“You can’t have a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant. ”

“Crash programs fail because they are based on the theory that, with nine women pregnant, you can get a baby a month.”

“The best computer is a man, and it’s the only one that can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.”