"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."

"Cyberspace is - or can be - a good, friendly and egalitarian place to meet."

"He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which."

"A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."

"He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it."

"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting. But it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously."

"That's the secret to life... replace one worry with another...."

"If someone offers to furnish a sure test, ask what the test was which made the sure test sure."

"Do not fall prey to the false belief that mastery and domination are synonymous with manliness."

"When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty."

"Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act."

"I've often thought that the process of aging could be slowed down if it had to go through Congress."