I've always thought something that makes you laugh, it makes you laugh because there's a little bit of truth to it.

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.

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

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.

Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.

I have too much respect for the idea of God to make it responsible for such an absurd world.

It's my choice to be beautiful. It's my choice to be ugly. And it's my choice to decided what those words actually mean.

Giving when you can is generosity. Giving when you can't is sacrifice.

I pity the shrimp that matches wits with you Jeeves

I certainly am interested in accessibility, clarity, and immediacy.

The malicious have a dark happiness.

The "trickle-down" theory: the principle that the poor, who must subsist on table scraps dropped by the rich, can best be served by giving the rich bigger meals.

They dashed on towards that thin red line tipped with steel.

Clear thinking becomes clear writing; one can't exist without the other.