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

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.

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

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

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.

There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.

He had a thousand-year-old stare.

Isn't that the way everything begins? A night, a love, a once and for all.

Sometimes we must forge distance to gauge clarity in our vision and perception.

There are always people who will be better at some thing than you are.

I listen to a lot of different kinds of music.

I'm 12 years sober, so I don't have beer! When I used to drink I really liked Bass Ale!

You have so many miles and so many years to reach the stars; if you ignore this, you can reach over there!

It is beautiful to be alone, it is also beautiful to to be in love, to be with people. And they are complementary, not contradictory.

Christ before me, Christ behind me,Christ in me.