There are times when I get through the day by looking around the office and thinking, 'My God, aren't the natives here strange.'

I think one of the most interesting things about automation isn't on the practical side. I think it's about creating magic and wonder and moments of splendor.

If you see a better world, you're morally obligated to create it

What makes us human is what is delightful

Today's devices blurt out the absolute truth as they know it. A smart device in the future might know when NOT to blurt out the truth.

You are one brave woman, " he whispers, "I am in awe of you.

a politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man.

We will keep the promise of Social Security by taking the responsible steps to strengthen it - not by turning it over to Wall Street.

Sociology, the guilty science, functions best by alarm.

She's so fat, she's my two best friends.

...long before the child learns to talk properly-and long before it learns to think philosophically-the world will have become a habit. A pity, if you ask me.

I know that without treatment I would not have never been able to harness my creativity in such a successful way.

A boxer is like a lion, the greatest predator on land, but you throw him in the shark tank and he's just another meal.

Where character forbids self-indulgence, transcendence still hovers around.

Did you know, you're sort of beautiful?' 'You hit your head pretty hard, didn't you?