“Each of you possesses the most powerful, dangerous and subversive trait that natural selection has ever devised. It’s a piece of neural audio technology for rewiring other people’s minds. I’m talking about your language.”

There are no shortcuts—everything is reps, reps, reps.

In this bright future, you can't forget your past.

Comfort is no test of truth. Truth is often far from being comfortable.

A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

Being right is highly overrated. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright.