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In foreign countries similar establishments are instituted by Government, and their members, and proceedings are under their control but here a very different course is being adopted, it becomes incumbent on each individual to feel that the very existence and prosperity of the Institution depends in no small degree on his personal conduct and exertion.

I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.

A sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

Chance Favors the Connected Mind

We are often better served by connecting ideas than we are by protecting them.

Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.

Don't join the book burners. Don't think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed.

Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it is the only one you have.

If you are going through hell, keep going.

Design is where science and art break even.

The secret of creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.

The nation whose material is most widely released is the nation whose story is most likely to be told.

The thing about Wikipedia is that it only works in practice. In theory, it can never work.

Eating people is wrong!

People hasten to judge in order not to be judged themselves.

There are many dying children out there whose last wish is to meet me.

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

The truth is seldom welcome, especially at dinner.