Quotes from Philip Emeagwali

Because I am not formally trained in the medical sciences, I can bring in new ideas to AIDS research and the cross-fertilization of ideas from different fields could be a valuable contribution to finding the cure for AIDS.

Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.

Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.

I preferred to study those subjects that were of interest to me.

Because I believe that humans are computers, I conjectured that computers, like people, can have left- and right-handed versions.

The labs were happy that I was brave enough to attempt to program it and the $5 million computer was left entirely to my use. I was their human guinea pig.