“It from bit. Otherwise put, every it—every particle, every field of force, even the spacetime continuum itself—derives its function, its meaning, its very existence entirely from the binary digits, the bits, that give a yes-or-no answer to binary questions.”

“Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.”

“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.”

“Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative.”

“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...”