We don't necessarily stand by our faults every time, but we will always stand by our methodologies and ethos.

Let's get on our knees and pray. I don't know to whom. Is there a patron saint of ballistics gel?

I think LEGOs are one of the best toys ever developed.

Am I about to feel really, really stupid?

Being a geek is all about learning the inventories of things.

Failure is always an option.

I learned at an early age that I could make the things that I wanted. That's a very powerful thing to realize as a kid. LEGOs were a key part of that.

The difference between screwing around and science is writing it down.

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

Don't work for fools. It's not worth it. Getting paid less to work for people you like and believe in is much better for you (and your career) in the long run.

It's sort of a mental attitude about critical thinking and curiosity. It's about mindset of looking at the world in a playful and curious and creative way.

Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.

There is no substitute for the spiritual well-being.

Before change can be managed, it has to be sparked.

In any field, it's a plus if you view criticism as potentially helpful advice rather than as a personal attack.

People think I'm talking like I'm in perfect health, but I have all the infirmities for my age. I have arthritis and all those things. But if you keep moving, that won't bother you.

In autumn even though I may see it again, how can I sleep with the moon this evening?

You can't always be pushing people away. Someday nobody'll come back.

God has put people in your life on purpose, Don't live to get, live to give.

And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light.

History isn't the lies of the victors, as I once glibly assured Old Joe Hunt; I know that now. It's more the memories of the survivors, most of whom are neither victorious or defeated.