"Strive today so that tomorrow may stand upon solid ground. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Nature teaches us a valuable lesson: the silence between the notes creates the music."

"The 'public' scares me, but people I trust."

"It is a quiet truth that clear thinking requires courage even more than intellect — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Chaos in the midst of chaos isn't funny, but chaos in the midst of order is."

"What's great about the geek spirit is that life never seems to stop us, and they never seem to kill our enthusiasm, our optimism and our hunger to experience the world. We keep our sense of humor, we protect our dignity, we talk to our friends about the experience and then we start again fresh the very next day."

"I don't like comedy. I like funny things. I don't like comedy. Like, comedy movies are just, 'Oh Jesus.'"

"I don't hate humanity and I'm not interested in people who do. Although, it's funny, actually, some of my favorite writers really do. Like Martin Amis. My dirty secret. 'London Fields' is one of my favorite books ever. And it's indefensible! But he's so funny... I forgive him everything."