We had to figure out how to produce books in a cost-effective way.

I think reading is part of the birthright of the human being

I fly my geek flag proudly. Absolutely.

As long as we are engaged in storytelling that moves the culture forward, it doesn't matter what format it is.

I'm enormously proud of the fact that Star Trek has really not just sparked an interest, but encouraged, a few generations of people to go into the sciences.

For me, literacy means freedom. For the individual and for society.

I get most of my news updates from electronic and social media.

In a society that functions optimally, those who can should naturally want to provide for those who can't. That's how it's designed to work. I truly believe we're here to take care of one another.

Maturity is a series of shattered illusions.

Libraries do one thing that no other institution does and that's provide access to all.

Reading a hard copy book, and reading a book on an iPad are slightly different experiences. What they both have in common though is that you must engage your imagination in the process.

No one can call themselves a writer until he or she has written at least fifty stories.

Measure your success by the ladder you set for yourself and not on what somebody achieved or done!

Black-Scholes works for short-term options, but if it's a long-term option and you think you know something [about the underlying asset], it's insane to use Black-Scholes.

Yelling doesn't get your point across, it only makes it louder.

I have come to believe that giving and receiving are really the same. Giving and receiving - not giving and taking

Winning is not enough. All others must lose.

It is people who go through suffering that have an empathy for the suffering of others.

You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.

I thought the only lonely place was on the moon.

We have wide-ranging joint projects in the nuclear energy sphere, logistics, machine building and trade as a whole [with China].