I reject your reality and substitute my own.

Let's get on our knees and pray. I don't know to whom. Is there a patron saint of ballistics gel?

I think LEGOs are one of the best toys ever developed.

Am I about to feel really, really stupid?

Being a geek is all about learning the inventories of things.

Failure is always an option.

I learned at an early age that I could make the things that I wanted. That's a very powerful thing to realize as a kid. LEGOs were a key part of that.

The difference between screwing around and science is writing it down.

Don't work for fools. It's not worth it. Getting paid less to work for people you like and believe in is much better for you (and your career) in the long run.

It's sort of a mental attitude about critical thinking and curiosity. It's about mindset of looking at the world in a playful and curious and creative way.

In the spirit of science, there really is no such thing as a 'failed experiment.' Any test that yields valid data is a valid test.

Everyday should be Christmas. Christ first loved us, we ought to love one another.

Social mores, he argued, rules of protocol, concepts of rectitude and honor had no objective basis. They were only reflections of public and private fears.

I treat the camera like a person—I gaze into it. Photos are a flat thing, and you need to put life into them.

There is no perfect spaghetti sauce. There are perfect spaghetti sauces.

Revenge was the emptiest of emotions. Apparently it motivated people to do the stupidest things as well.

The angels are ministering spirits; they are not governing spirits.

Fighting corruption is not a one-night affair.

We are not angels. Nor are we the devils you have made us out to be.

The important point is to not just follow your passion but something larger than yourself.

I say if you're going to take a chance on something, you just go full balls to the wall.