Learn to control ego. Humans hold their dogmas and biases too tightly, and we only think that our opponents are dogmatic! But we all need criticism. Criticism is the only known antidote to error.

You don't have conversations with microprocessors. You tell them what to do, then helplessly watch the disaster when they take you literally!

When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

The village is coming back, like it or not.

In all of history, we have found just one cure for error—a partial antidote against making and repeating grand, foolish mistakes, a remedy against self-deception. That antidote is criticism.

Why must conversions always come so late? Why do people always apologize to corpses?

If you believe you can make a living as a writer, you already have enough ego.

The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal.

My first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who make you feel what they feel. Only third comes the idea.

But honestly, if you do a rigorous survey of my work, I'll bet you'll find that biology is a theme far more often than physical science.

If you stand on the garbage heap of your mind, your feet will never touch the ground.

The happiest place on earth

If you want to ask one question, ask yourself, what are you giving to the universe and only that will be returned.

Well, I think it's too early to call Fallujah a failure.

Other crack teams get bat boomerangs and wall-climbing powers; we get Aquatruck.

Clients are becoming more and more savvy. They know what's happening in the brands; they know the new products that are coming out.

If you could kick the posterior of the person who has hurt you the most, ...you wouldn't be able to sit down for six weeks.

I never went through a period where I didn't want to play music. I've always loved it and it's always been a huge part of my life.

I'm normally last and I'm quite a late person and that is just who I am.

God it's good to be here walkin together, my friend.