Research is a way of taking calculated risks to bring about incalculable consequences.

I cannot write long books; I leave that for those who have nothing to say.

In an autocracy, one person has his way; in an aristocracy, a few people have their way; in a democracy, no one has his way.

Society expresses its sympathy for the geniuses of the past to distract attention from the fact that it has no intention of being sympathetic to the geniuses of the present.

A narrow mind and a wide mouth usually go together.

The way to do research is to attack the facts at the point of greatest astonishment.

When someone says his conclusions are objective, he means that they are based on prejudices which many other people share.

Lack of clarity is always a sign of dishonesty.

One of the greatest superstitions of our time is the belief that it has none.

The human race has to be bad at psychology; if it were not, it would understand why it is bad at everything else.

The only important thing to realise about history is that it all took place in the last five minutes.

And you know, there's less charm in life when you think about death--but it's more peaceful.

This universe is alive. Every molecule is alive, but all of them have different levels of consciousness.

Go to where you do not know what you do not know. That is where you will find all your opportunities.

I drew the curtains to conceal the sight of my father's farewell; my spite was sharp as broken glass.

We have to laugh at how hard life can be and how screwed up we can be at times... It's a really freeing process when you're not hitting the jokes too hard.

I also eschew the identity of "puppeteer" it is a concept that blurs the boundaries of discrete objects and persons. I do think Anarchist Nihilist Puppet Show is my day job.

The nearest to my heart are a king without a kingdom and a poor man who does not know how to beg.

God cannot know himself without me.

The watch-dog's voice that bay'd the whispering wind, And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind.

Isn't it true that the fault of birth rests somewhat on the child? I believe it's we who led our parents on to bear us, and it's our unborn children who make our flesh itch.