Everything we do is designed, whether we're producing a magazine, a website, or a bridge. Design is really the creative invention that designs everything.

The most amazing achievement of the computer software industry is its continuing cancellation of the steady and staggering gains made by the computer hardware industry.

No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art.

Engineering is achieving function while avoiding failure.

Failure is Central to engineering. Every single calculation that an engineer makes is a failure calculation.

Design is nothing if not decision making.

Form follows failure.

The bookshelf, like the book, has become an integral part of civilization as we know it, its presence in a home practically defining what it means to be civilized, educated, and refined.

All conventional wisdom has an element of truth to it, but good design requires more than an element of truth - it requires an ensemble of correct assumptions and valid calculations.

Any design, whether its for a ship or an airplane, must be done in anticipation of potential failures.

Our expectations for a technology rise with its advancement.

I have never seen a strong and better weapon as truth. When you are honest you will just love it. People are afraid of the truth because of its sharpness, that’s why they’re liars.

I'm picking and choosing in terms of the stress factor. If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it.

Morality in Europe today is herd-morality

Yeah, I went to ACT for a while. It was great.

To give law enforcement the additional tools it needs to track down terror here at home.

I just look at death as not a threat. It's inevitable, and I have an assurance of eternal life.

One thing he misses about New Jersey: One thing they don't have out here in California is Rita's Italian Ices. We used to have one right next to our house and it was so good!

If the wine is not good, then throw it out!

If there is hatred in your vision, you will see hatred everywhere. Hence, change your vision to start with.

It's one of the craziest feelings to be on stage and know that you were sitting on your bedroom floor when that song came to be and now there's an arena full of people singing it.