I obtain great satisfaction out of using my intellect.

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?

It has been said that most revolutions are not caused by revolutionaries in the first place, but by the stupidity and brutality of governments

Poets sing our human music for us.

I eat strategically. If I know I'm having a big Chinese banquet tomorrow, I'm not eating a big dinner tonight, and I'm not having breakfast.

I'm a great dog fanatic. My own dog died a little while ago and I take it very personally when things die-it's a major offence.

Leaders are leaders only as long as they have the respect and loyalty of their followers.

Then not only an old man, but also a drunkard, becomes a second time a child.

One thing the music industry has taught me is to manage my expectations.

Refuse to accept the narrative of history laid down by presidents, prime ministers, generals and journalists.

Duty without love is deplorable. Duty with love is desirable. Love without duty is Divine.

I don't like the saying keep your friends close and enemies closer. I want my enemy on a different planet.