Who do you think made the first stone spears? The Asperger guy. If you were to get rid of all the autism genetics, there would be no more Silicon Valley.

There needs to be a lot more emphasis on what a child CAN do, instead of what he cannot do.

What would happen if the autism gene was eliminated from the gene pool? You would have a bunch of people standing around in a cave, chatting and socializing and not getting anything done.

I am different, not less

The world needs different kinds of minds to work together.

The thing about being autistic is that you gradually get less and less autistic, because you keep learning, you keep learning how to behave. It's like being in a play; I'm always in a play.

If you have a 2 or 3 year old who is not talking, you must start an early intervention program. The worst thing you can do with an autistic 3 year old is to do nothing.

Nature is cruel but we don't have to be

I can remember the frustration of not being able to talk. I knew what I wanted to say, but I could not get the words out, so I would just scream.

I had people in my life who didn't give up on me: my mother, my aunt, my science teacher. I had one-on-one speech therapy. I had a nanny who spent all day playing turn-taking games with me.

People talk about curing autism. But if you got rid of all those traits, who's going to make the next computer?

The world’s greatest achievers have been those who have always stayed focussed on their goals and have been consistent in their efforts.

It is wise to do what you love.

to live asubstance-freelife under thepressures ofthe daily grindis state-sponsoredsuicide

Courage is never letting your actions be influenced by your fears.

Imitation is the greatest danger of the young [artist].

The only conflict that is possible in Soviet culture is the conflict between good and best.

I would say that reproductive freedom comes first, then violence and economics.

Success is to be Happy in Life.

One must know that war is common, justice is strife, and everything happens according to strife and necessity.

At 62, I remain clean and sober and my ponytail remains erect.