Nerds get caught up in minutiae, because there is a tremendous and fulfilling sense of control in understanding every single detail of a thing more than any other living creature.

The nerdist movement is less about consumers; there is a large contingent that are creative nerdists instead of consumers.

I'm not fun to bowl with. I take it way too seriously. I have high expectations for myself.

I do seem like the kind of guy who'd be obsessive about Rubik's Cubes.

Worry is a misuse of your imagination.

Steal moments of happiness if you have to, and then collect them until they are the dominant images in your psyche.

I don't know if I'm a Twitter addict. That seems kind of harsh. I would say it's more that I'm seriously involved. That it's a long-term relationship - like a girlfriend, which my actual girlfriend loves to hear.