I hoped that it would be possible to slide slowly from my public life back to the life of teaching and writing that I had always wanted. But things didn't work out that way.

Because the world is radically new, the ideal encyclopedia should be radical, too.

I have learned a lot about good and evil - they are not always what they appear to be.

Some of you read with me 40 years ago a portion of Aristotle's Ethics, a selection of passages that describe his idea of happiness. You may not remember too well.

I have deceived my friends, and I had millions of them.

I worked hard at memorizing lists of facts and figures, and carried with me a book of facts.

I cannot take back one word or action; the past does not change for anyone.

Education in the West, particularly higher education in America, has lost the ability to see the universe from very far away.

My total winnings after 14 appearances were $129,000.

Where you look you follow so never look back and never look down. This quote is especially useful if you happen to be riding a horse.

I take anything other than 'you big pig!' as a compliment.

Across th street is a hell of a tester.

I don't know, maybe I'm immature, but I still find it funny if I dump cold water on my girlfriend when she's in the shower.

We can depend on nobody in this world, and sometimes we even betray ourselves.

Although cyber attacks have caused billions of dollars in damage and affected the lives of millions, few if any can be characterised as acts of terrorism.

When I was in film school, it was said that all good films were characterised by some form of humour.

Of course I have regrets; I'm not stupid.

I do not intend to be made the scapegoat of sacrifice, to be offered up as a victim to society.

Every thought you have affects everything in your body.