Every major technological innovation propels humanity forward to the point of no return.

Information is power. Disinformation is abuse of power.

Anything is better than stagnation.

The more fashionable doctors in Italy, began to delegate to slaves the manual attentions they deemed necessary for their patients ... that the art of medicine went to ruin.

Change happened and you thought it was forever, and immediately there were all the enemies of that change making common cause and meeting in the cloakrooms.

It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it will not be fought on U.S. soil.

I did a butterfly show in Berlin, and we had a guy who's an expert on butterflies; who bred them all and who looks after them all in the space.

These are the mysterious ways of knowledge, power and enlightenment. I can only allude to them in words. I cannot possibly explain what this process is like.

There is nothing better than getting shot at and missed. It's really great.

Surfing is such an amazing concept. You're taking on Nature with a little stick and saying, 'I'm gonna ride you!' And a lot of times Nature says, 'No you're not!' and crashes you to the bottom.

The people of California clearly have the right to prohibit the sale of a product that is the result of abject animal abuse.

He reflected. 'I know a lot of different kids of people; what I want is to show each of them how the others really are. You hear so many lies!