The only risk of failure is promotion.

If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?

Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.

If you have any trouble sounding condescending, find a Unix user to show you how it's done.

I love you like a fat kid loves cake!

The maintenance man is moving the thermostat in our office today. I started talking with him about the

Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems.

You don't have to be a 'person of influence' to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.

Life is half delicious yogurt, half crap, and your job is to keep the plastic spoon in the yogurt.

A zoo is a good place to make a spectacle of yourself, as the people around you have creepier, more photogenic things to look at.

I raise my voice not so that i can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard

Respect and mutual respect are important. I, for instance, often show my latest work so that people can see how I work.

Coffee is the ultimate stress buster for me and I need my cup of coffee in the morning to kick start my day.

It's definitely part of my job description not to be too fat.

Historically, the most terrible things - war, genocide, and slavery - have resulted not from disobedience, but from obedience.

As an actor, I'm always playing solitary characters. But as a director, I'm always making ensemble movies, which focus on lots of people's lives and how they intertwine.

My childhood was a happy one, spent in a tall house in South Kensington and later in East Sussex, but my early and mid teens were less successful.

Without you my air tastes like nothing. For you I hold my breath.

Hefeweizen. Never drink something you can't spill.