“The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions.”

“The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.”

“And I remember going to the record studio and there was a park across the street and I'd see all the children playing and I would cry because it would make me sad that I would have to work instead.”

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”

“Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.”

“This has always been a motto of mine: Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.”

“A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.”

“Like all technology, social media is neutral but is best put to work in the service of building a better world.”

“Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the profits they bring in by paying Black workers less for their work.”