If you already know what recursion is, just remember the answer. Otherwise, find someone who is standing closer to Douglas Hofstadter than you are; then ask him or her what recursion is.

It's not virtual reality until you can be tortured to death in it.

I believe there's something in the Bible about 'Thou shalt not call anyone insane who owns and is competent with more firearms than you own sharp sticks.'

If C++ has taught me one thing, it's this: Just because the system is consistent doesn't mean it's not the work of Satan.

It's the little things that make big things happen.

Men demand much more than you think, " she would tell her enigmatically. "There's a lot of cooking, a lot of sweeping, a lot of suffering over little things beyond what you think.

Hold yourself in great esteem.

We should keep in mind that there are always more truths to know, and we will know more as we evolve. Being faithful to what we already know is the key that opens the door to higher truths.

Science is organized knowledge.

Teachable spirit makes you crave for more wisdom and knowledge.

I think sharing experience makes everything better. When people get talking about how they've overcome something or how they haven't, it's nourishing.

Corporations are mandated, in effect, to 'grow or die,' a rule also called 'the growth imperative.'

The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.

History was an incredibly damaging experience, and now it's over . . . in a sense.