The outstanding feature of behavior is that it is often quite easy to recognize but extremely difficult or impossible to describe with precision.

To gain knowledge, we must learn to ask the right questions; and to get answers, we must act, not wait for answers to occur to us.

The moral development of a civilization is measured by the breadth of its sense of community.

Cooperate on move one; thereafter, do whatever the other player did the previous move.

Do you know that all great spurts in...progress came just after some unorthodox ideas or exotic impressions had penetrated into a closed system?

A thorough understanding of game theory, should dim these greedy hopes. Knowledge of game theory does not make one a better card player, businessman or military strategist.

The "flow of information" through human communication channels is enormous. So far no theory exists, to our knowledge, which attributes any sort of unambiguous measure to this "flow".

The outcome of a non-constant-sum game may be dictated by the individual rationality of the respective players without satisfying a criterion of collective rationality.

A theorem is a proposition which is a strict logical consequence of certain definitions and other propositions.

It is misleading in a crucial way to view information as something that can be poured into an empty vessel, like a fluid or even energy.

The transition from the concept of information in the technical (communication engineering) sense to the semantic (theory of meaning) sense was indeed difficult, if not impossible.

Power is defined as an ability to do qualitative work with a quantitative passion, backed by a compelling conviction, directed by a propelling purpose, fulfilling a divine destiny. That is power!

A writer is merely a reader that had the guts to be read, and, heard.

Paradoxes are conflicting choices or conditions that demand equal attention.

In externals we advance with lightening express speed, in modes of thought and sympathy we lumber on in stage-coach fashion.

He who goes unenvied shall not be admired.

In the end, it's not what you do for your children but what you've taught them to do for themselves.

Here's what breaks us: Even though we know better, we still want everything to be all right.

That conduct often seems ridiculous the secret reasons of which are wise and solid.

When you are starting out you're inspired by so many different things, you just want to be the best, man...and you're just so ambitious; your drive is just at a million!

Whoever finds that they're not prepared to give their all should draw the inescapable conclusion from that and stop.