It's not easy to cut through a human head with a hacksaw.

I am certain there is too much certainty in the world.

They are focused on whether they can do something. They never think whether they should do something.

In the information society, nobody thinks. We expect to banish paper, but we actually banish thought.

The belief that there are other life forms in the universe is a matter of faith. There is not a single shred of evidence for any other life forms, and in forty years of searching, none has been discovered. There is absolutely no evidentiary reason to maintain this belief.

It's not easy to cut through a human head with a hacksaw.

Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled.

Books aren't written - they're rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn't quite done it.

Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you're being had.

Readers probably haven't heard much about it yet, but they will. Quantum technology turns ordinary reality upside down.

We all live every day in virtual environments, defined by our ideas.

I tended to faint when I saw accident victims in the emergency ward, during surgery, or while drawing blood.

Human beings never think for themselves; they find it too uncomfortable. For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told - and become upset if they are exposed to any different view.

I want a news service that tells me what no one knows but is true nonetheless.

The American media produce a product of very poor quality. Its information is not reliable, it has too much chrome and glitz, its doors rattle, it breaks down almost immediately, and it's sold without warranty. It's flashy, but it's basically junk.

The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity, and the characteristic result is religious warfare. Other animals fight for territory or food; but, uniquely in the animal kingdom, human beings fight for their 'beliefs.'

We are stubborn, self-destructive conformists. Any other view of our species is just a self-congratulatory delusion.

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

Discovery they believe is inevitable. So they just try to do it first. Thats the game in science.

Discovery is always rape of the natural world. Always.

We need to get environmentalism out of the sphere of religion. We need to stop the mythic fantasies and we need to stop the doomsday predictions. We need to start doing hard science instead.

And entertainment has nothing to do with reality. Entertainment is antithetical to reality.

Harassment is about power the undue exercise of power by a superior over a subordinate.

The nasty little apes that call themselves human beings can do nothing except run and hide.

Do you know what we call opinion in the absence of evidence? We call it prejudice.

Raising children is, in a sense, the reason the society exists in the first place. It's the most important thing that happens, and it's the culmination of all the tools and language and social structure that has evolved.

He was a very strict father, which in a way has helped me to become who I am today. He never pampered me, as he wanted me to live a normal life. No film magazines were allowed at home, and we weren't allowed to watch any movies.

When you have to work, work with a smile.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

I think that the most politically correct finger-pointing that anyone can ever do is to finger-point while standing in front of a really big mirror.

If you disagree with me about a position I have taken, or what I've done, tell me, argue with me, debate. Sometimes, right and good are not that clear; at other times, it is only deliberate and respectful debate that leads us to understand what road we should take.

I think all actors experience ups and downs.

At the end of the film Val suggests there may be a way to rejoin the living, when he says, 'Let's see if we're able to live among the living, walk among the living.'

I'm dense when it comes to discouragement.

Occupy Wall Street means making Wall Street and the corporate power elite understand that the people affected by the binge of unregulated greed are not going away, and they are not going to give up.

It was the most pleasurable thing I've ever done, playing this character, and I just remember feeling so at home and so - I don't know, I was just happy - and it just wasn't ever work! It was like a sandbox for me, and I would crack myself up rehearsing.

My life was made easy - I lived in a village, and by writing for some newspapers and magazines, had enough to live on. I was happy to be there and write.

I carried out my orders until arrested. I had no sense that I was spying, and I ask that this be taken into account in deciding my verdict.

I am not too keen on my nose, I don't like my knees, I hate my ankles, I am unsure about my behind, I don't like my legs at all. I am not too sure about my chin, my forehead is a bit dodgy. But, overall, I can live with it.

Secrecy in suits goes a great way towards success.

When you move like a jellyfish, rhythm is nothing. You go with the flow. You don't stop.

To put it another way, Michael Jordan was a gym rat.

People say that what we are seeking is in for life. I don't think this is what we're really seeking. I think what we're seeking is an experience of being alive.

If you're a global company you are going to have jobs overseas. The reality is if we start taxing those jobs at a rate that makes them noncompetitive in those markets, the reality is that we're going to lose business.

Much have I traveled in the realms of gold, and many goodly states and kingdoms seen.

I chose Sony Classics, not just because of their practical experience, not just because of their wisdom in marketing, but mainly because of their integrity.

Why slap them on the wrist with feather when you can belt them over the head with a sledgehammer.

I couldn't walk down any street in Britain without being laughed at. It was a nightmare. My children were devastated because their dad was a figure of ridicule.

I like to joke that I already married a 26-year-old and divorced a 29-year-old, so I wasn't going to do that again when I got remarried.