Reliance on other people's knowledge. . . . buys us all a lot of time. It also buys us, in essence, many billions of prosthetic brains.

knowledge is conventionally viewed as belief plus a bunch of credentials

conversion stories are one of the classic Western narratives about the self.

In the aftermath of our errors, our first task is always to establish their scope and nature.

There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less

...learning always occurs in a context of taking action, and they value engagement and experience as the most effective strategies for deep learning.

One must always forgive another's passion.

Clothes aren't going to change the world, the women who wear them will

Staying focused is hard work and staying married is even harder.

The book which most deserved to be banned would be a catalog of banned books.

When you have a wonderful mother-in-law who takes sides with you in squabbles with her own daughter - that's something.

We are basically in the nicotine business. . . . Effective control of nicotine in our products should equate to a significant product performance and cost advantage.

There is no sin greater than ignorance.

I'd rather have a small part in a movie I love than a bigger part in one I don't care about.