No, you can’t force other people to change. You can, however, change just about everything else. And usually, that’s enough.

What is the most important thing you could be working on in the world right now? ... And if you're not working on that, why aren't you?

With enough of us, around the world, we'll not just send a strong message opposing the privatization of knowledge - we'll make it a thing of the past.

Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves.

There is no justice in following unjust laws.

Life is short ... so why waste it doing something dumb?

As the Internet breaks down the last justifications for a professional class of politicians, it also builds up the tools for replacing them.

There is no justice in following unjust laws. It's time to come into the light and, in the grand tradition of civil disobedience, declare our opposition to this private theft of public culture.

Creativity comes from applying things you learn in other fields to the field you work in.

Steadfastness is a noble quality, but unguided by knowledge or humility, it becomes rashness, or obstinacy.

I don’t want to be happy. I just want to change the world.

If I were to share Jaques' existence I would find it hard to hold my own against him, for already I found his nihilism contagious.

Silence guides the mind...

The answer is not to standardize education, but to personalize and customize it to the needs of each child and community. There is no alternative. There never was.

The whole dating ritual was different when I was a kid. Girls got pinned, not nailed.

No place is perfect, but I admire Oahu for its offering of the tropical and the urban, and then its Asian-inflected culture and cuisines.

Testosterone is a great equalizer, it turns all men into morons.

The animals are right here, right in front of us. And how we treat these companions is a test.

The ban on the burkini, which is basically a wetsuit, seems particularly ridiculous.

Now I have the pawn and the compensation.

Love of action is not industry.