When computers came along, I felt for the first time that I had the proper tools for the kind of theoretical work I wanted to do. So I moved over to that, and that got me into psychology.

Human beings, viewed as behaving systems, are quite simple. The apparent complexity of our behavior over time is largely a reflection of the complexity of the environment in which we find ourselves.

...a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention...

Truth cannot be constructed. To live in ideology is, as Havel so eloquently reminds us, inevitably to live in a lie. Truth can only be revealed. We cannot be creators, only receptors.

Sinful heart blames.

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

I found out when I did the Oprah Winfrey show that there was a cookie jar of me. So she gave it to me. I had no idea prior to that that it even existed.

You know, if I tried to change the minds of everyone who I thought needed changing, I'd never have time to do anything else.

Folks with most to complain about seldom complain most.

A vocation is the backbone of life.

I won't play for a penny less than fifteen hundred dollars.

The best advice I can give is to ignore advice. Life is too short to be distracted by the opinions of others.

You don't rehearse jazz to death to get the camera angles.