With the death of bin Laden, it's finally time for Congress to bring back the pre-9-11 legal norm, before we decided it was okay to toss out our civil liberties if the 'bad guys' were scary enough.

What is the most important thing you could be working on in the world right now? ... And if you're not working on that, why aren't you?

With enough of us, around the world, we'll not just send a strong message opposing the privatization of knowledge - we'll make it a thing of the past.

Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves.

There is no justice in following unjust laws.

No, you can’t force other people to change. You can, however, change just about everything else. And usually, that’s enough.

Life is short ... so why waste it doing something dumb?

As the Internet breaks down the last justifications for a professional class of politicians, it also builds up the tools for replacing them.

There is no justice in following unjust laws. It's time to come into the light and, in the grand tradition of civil disobedience, declare our opposition to this private theft of public culture.

Creativity comes from applying things you learn in other fields to the field you work in.

Steadfastness is a noble quality, but unguided by knowledge or humility, it becomes rashness, or obstinacy.

Make choices that bring love and joy to your body. It's not about perfection it's about love and gratitude for an amazing body that works hard and deserves your respect.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

Well, I like empowering my clients.

Never king dropped out of the clouds.

All other knowledge is hurtful to him who has not honesty and good-nature

Of course I don't believe in it [pointing to horseshoe on his office wall]. But I understand that it brings you luck whether you believe in it or not.

All drugs are poisons the benefit depends on the dosage.

If there is a God who will damn his children forever, I would rather go to hell than to go to heaven and keep the society of such an infamous tyrant.

Maybe I'd just figured out there were some things you were better off not knowing

I certainly want a name that I can pronounce!