Law Number XXXIX: Never promise to complete any project within six months of the end of the year, in either direction.

Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water. The other third is covered with auditors from headquarters.

Simply stated, it is sagacious to eschew obfuscation.

Hardware works best when it matters the least.

Rank does not intimidate hardware. Neither does the lack of rank.

People do not win people fights. Lawyers do.

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.

The early bird gets the worm. The early worm... gets eaten.

Software is like entropy. It is difficult to grasp, weighs nothing, and obeys the second law of thermodynamics; i.e. it always increases.

One of the most feared expressions in modern times is 'The computer is down.'

Law Number IX: Acronyms and abbreviations should be used to the maximum extent possible to make trivial ideas profound ... Q.E.D.

We are no longer so lacking in fantasy as to uphold the existence of a god.

If upper management found out, they’d send you off to the Probing Department.

By the usual reckoning, the worst books make the best films.

Never love for me, only obsession.

We have medicalized a lot of things that I think are not really medical conditions.

A mature artist is at the same time aware of the futility of his achievement and the validity of the pursuit.

I have not lost Allah's hope in us to show compassion where none exists and to extend mercy in the most difficult of circumstances. We as Muslims must lead by example.

Keep your life so constantly in touch with God that His surprising power can break through at any point.

Like everybody, I've had a lot of pain in my life and I'm a work in progress. You must have a true desire to see the world from a different point of view, and that comes with growing up.

Free from gross passion or of mirth or anger