When I worked with General Electric, again this was soon after the Second World War, you know, I was keeping up with new developments and they showed me a milling machine and this thing worked by punch cards - that's where computers were at that time, and everybody was sort of sheepish about how well this thing worked because in those days machinists were treated as though they were great musicians because they were virtuosos on these machines.

The most heartbreakingly beautiful girl I ever hope to see

Earthlings are the great explainers, explaining why this event is structured as it is, telling how other events may be achieved or avoided.

See the cat? See the cradle?

There is this feeling that I have a destiny far away from the shallow and preposterous posing that is our life.

The worst thing that could possibly happen to anybody would be to not be used for anything by anybody. Thank you for using me, even though I didn't want to be used by anybody.

This is a nation tragedy, of course - that we've changed from a society to an audience.