We're allowed to explore the world at large on these things; the urban-legend aspect of it is just kind of an excuse.

Let's get on our knees and pray. I don't know to whom. Is there a patron saint of ballistics gel?

I think LEGOs are one of the best toys ever developed.

Am I about to feel really, really stupid?

Being a geek is all about learning the inventories of things.

Failure is always an option.

I learned at an early age that I could make the things that I wanted. That's a very powerful thing to realize as a kid. LEGOs were a key part of that.

The difference between screwing around and science is writing it down.

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

Don't work for fools. It's not worth it. Getting paid less to work for people you like and believe in is much better for you (and your career) in the long run.

It's sort of a mental attitude about critical thinking and curiosity. It's about mindset of looking at the world in a playful and curious and creative way.

The way you live your day is a sentence in the story of your life. Each day you make the choice whether the sentence ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation point.

This dangerous girl. This captivating beauty.This destroyer of worlds and creator of wonder.

I do not have to tell you who won the war. You know, the artillery did.

Alas! Our dancing days are no more. We wish, however, all those who have a relish for so agreeable and innocent an amusement all the pleasure the season will afford them.

Persuasive speech, and more persuasive sighs, Silence that spoke and eloquence of eyes.

Thou shalt call his name Jesus. He shall save his people from their sins.

I don't think science is totally true, because I've seen miracles happen through prayer.

It seems that every time I stick my neck out, I get my foot into something else.

We need to make sure our students are exerting themselves. We need to praise them when they deserve it and to tell them honestly when they have it in them to work harder.

There's never the same road. It's always, every time it's always a different road.