Erwin Schrodinger has explained how he and his fellow physicists had agreed that they would report their new discoveries and experiments in quantum physics in the language of Newtonian physics. That is, they agreed to discuss and report the non-visual, electronic world in the language of the visual world of Newton.

All words, in every language, are metaphors.

Only the small secrets need to be protected. The large ones are kept secret by public incredulity.

The real news is bad news.

When people become too intense, too serious, they will have trouble in relating to any sort of social game or norm. Perhaps this is why jokes are so important. On one hand they tell us about where the problems and grievances are, and, at the same time, they provide the means of enduring these grievances by laughing at the problems.

Most clear writing is a sign that there is no exploration going on. Clear prose indicates the absence of thought.

A moral point of view too often serves as a substitute for understanding in technological matters.