All new ideas begin in a non-conforming mind that questions some tenet of the conventional wisdom.

Free discussion requires an atmosphere unembarrassed by any suggestion of authority or even respect.

Half-truths are like half a brick - they can be thrown farther.

I have the charisma of the chipmunk. I never have thought I was smart. I thought the people I dealt with were dumb.

Nothing so sharpens the thought process as writing down one's arguments. Weaknesses overlooked in oral discussion become painfully obvious on the written page.

The Devil is in the details, but so is salvation.

When doing a job — any job — one must feel that he owns it, and act as though he will remain in that job forever.