..various people had long had the feeling that gain through pain was nature's way

We are built to be effective animals, not happy ones.

Being a person's true friend means endorsing the untruths he holds dearest.

Once you the forces that govern behavior, it's harder to blame the behaver

Nature has gone to great lengths to hide our subconscious from ourselves. Why?

It is more than just memory, I think, that binds us to the past. The past is the place we view the present from as much as the other way around...

I don't do things that are comedic. This is such a crazy idea.

Sanity remains defined simply by the ability to cope with insane conditions.

My best stories come out of nowhere, with no concern for form at all.

The Romans used to say that courage is not the only virtue, but it's the only one that makes the other virtues possible.

Ryan Giggs will go down as the most successful British footballer of all time and I cannot see anyone ever overtaking him. He's on the brink of his 13th league title, after all.

In the forming of female friendships beauty seldom recommends one woman to another.

If you want a real experience of serenity, look for the good. Affirm the good. Acknowledge the good.

Always leave a sinking ship. There's no virtue in hanging on to losers. And stocks don't have feelings.

Throughout my academic career, I'd given some pretty good talks. But being considered the best speaker in the computer science department is like being known as the tallest of the Seven Dwarfs.