The academic world was marching toward ever more specialized knowledge, expressed in ever more dense jargon. - Michael Crichton

It's better to die laughing than to live each moment in fear.

In order not to be misunderstood, I want it perfectly clear that I believe it is incumbent on us to conduct our lives in a way that takes into account all the consequences of our actions, including the consequences to other people, and the consequences to the environment.

They’re engineers,” she said. She was thinking, What did he expect? He must have dealt with engineers at GM. “Emotionally, they’re all thirteen years old, stuck at the age just before boys stop playing with toys, because they’ve discovered girls. They’re all still playing with toys. They have poor social skills, dress badly — but they’re extremely intelligent and well trained, and they are very arrogant in their way. Outsiders are definitely not allowed to play.