To say that Sputnik gave rise to some concern in the United States would be the understatement of the century. The truth is that the US went apeshit

Nostalgia isn't a business model

What worries me is that we are increasingly enmeshed in incompetent systems, that is, systems that exhibit pathological behaviour but cant fix themselves.

Computer programmers tend, by and large, to be quirky and highly individualistic. Trying to organize or manage such awkward characters is normally as thankless as herding cats

Stuff your brain with knowledge.

Does trust have to be earned. Or is it simply a matter of faith?

It may take little time to get where you want to be, but if you pause and think for a moment, you will notice that you are no longer where you were. Do not stop—keep going.

When I create a masterpiece I feel alive! When my creation is revered I feel immortal.

Mmm, tastes like hepatitis!

Don't write about that which you don't know.

Stop viewing China like it's the Cold War. Start viewing them as a modern member of the industrialized world.

If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair, if you're going to San Francisco, you're gonna meet some gentle people there.

Having money gives me the freedom to worry about the things that really matter.

Love is the humblest yet the most powerful force that the human being has.