While I'm optimistic about the direction the world is headed, generally, I think there is a need for constant vigilance and pressure on repressive governments.

Everybody tells jokes, but we still need comedians.

People take issue with individual aspects of Wikipedia all the time. But it's kind of hard to hate the general idea of a free encyclopedia. It's like hating kittens.

If you see a blatant error or misconception about yourself, you really want to set it straight.

The real struggle is not between the right and the left but between the party of the thoughtful and the party of the jerks.

If I had some information, the last thing I would ever do with it is send it to Wikileaks.

I spent lots of time reading the encyclopedia and really kind of an eclectic approach to learning things - not very structured.