... In the discourse of today's financial backers of research, the only credible goal is power. Scientists, technicians, and instruments are purchased not to find truth, but to augment power.

The central movement of the mind is the desire for unrestricted liberty and (...) this movement is invariably accompanied by its opposite, a dread of the consequences of liberty.

Nihil est sine ratione.[There is nothing without a reason.]

Twitter is the place where I try to be more funny. And then I use Instagram just as my diary. I pull some jokes on there, but I think people have a better sense of humor on Twitter.

Overemphasis of the competitive system and premature specialization on the ground of immediate usefulness kill the spirit on which all cultural life depends, specialized knowledge included.

In effect we are, bending and breaking the rules of the language. And if someone were to ask why we do it, the answer is simply: for fun

And the thing is, every time you start a new show or do a new series, you're committing to another six years.

My grandpa was a preacher.

We've been living on a high, they've been talking on the low. But it's cool, know you heard it all before.

Why are comedic parts for women the exception, not the rule?

No one expected me. Everything awaited me.