"It was much more fun to program the Mark I than to operate it."

"You don't teach people how to be curious. You give them the tools through which they can express their curiosity."

"The only phrase I've ever disliked is, 'Why, we've always done it that way.' I always tell young people, 'Go ahead and do it. You can always apologize later.'"

"That's why I'm still here. I enjoy it."

"We had a problem with a moth. The moth was in the relay. We got it out and taped it in the logbook."