“I had changed from being a mathematician to a practicing scientist. I ...” — John Pople Quote

“I had changed from being a mathematician to a practicing scientist. I was increasingly embarassed that I could no longer follow some of the more modern branches of pure mathematics.”

“I abandoned chemistry to concentrate on mathematics and physics. In 1942, I travelled to Cambridge to take the scholarship examination at Trinity College, received an award and entered the university in October 1943.”

“Our children were mostly brought up and educated in the Churchill suburb east of Pittsburgh. Each summer, we took them back to England for an extended period.”

“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.”

“Self is the root, the tree, and the branches of all the evils of our fallen state.”

“The Constitution is government's stop sign. It says, you - the three branches of government - can go so far and no farther.”