"The three-pound organ in your skull - with its pink consistency of Jell-o - is an alien kind of computational material. It is composed of miniaturized, self-configuring parts, and it vastly outstrips anything we've dreamt of building."

"People wouldn't even go into science unless there was something much bigger to be discovered, something that is transcendent."

"I always bounce my legs when I'm sitting."

"Every week I get letters from people worldwide who feel that the possibilian point of view represents their understanding better than either religion or neo-atheism."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that kindness can heal wounds that time cannot."

"One always has time enough, if one will apply it well."

"Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got."

"I love Benny Hill. He one of my favourites of aaall time. Like, the way Benny did it, he was just amazing. Just seeing how he put songs together and comedy and the timing and the sketches. He was way ahead of his time."