The aeroplane is an invention of the devil and will never play any part in such a serious business as the defence of the nation, my boy!

The design of redemption is to exhibit the grace of God in such a manner as to fill all hearts with wonder and all lips with praise.

The Reservoir plan is an engineering mechanism applied to the field of economics, and in its essence it has nothing to do with democracy or any other political philosophy.

I love to make people feel like they are taking a part in their own body and evolution.

Mike Patton is a genius... It is definitely the hardest music I've ever played.

A man can't make a place for himself in the sun if he keeps taking refuge under the family tree.

People used to play with toys. Now the toys play with them.

I grew up going to a real small missionary baptist church. We would sing a lot of the old standards... the hymns and everything. Those songs are still my favorite and are pretty timeless.

Nobody has a monopoly on good ideas

I believe one can gauge a book's impact only after about 10 years.

I only write books about dead people. They can't sue.