Science is a good thing. News reporters are good things too. But it's never a good idea to put them in the same room.

In Japan, employees occasionally work themselves to death. It’s called Karoshi. I don’t want that to happen to anybody in my department. The trick is to take a break as soon as you see a bright light and hear dead relatives beckon.

In fact, most people are being squeezed in their little cubicle, and their creativity is forced out elsewhere, because the company can't use it. The company is organized to get rid of variants.

Dance like it hurts. Love like you need money. Work when people are watching. -- Dogbert's Motto

To the engineer, all matter in the universe can be placed into one of two categories: (1) things that need to be fixed, and (2) things that will need to be fixed after you've had a few minutes to play with them. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. Normal people don't understand this concept; they believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart.

No matter how many times I visit New York City, I am always struck by the same thing - a yellow taxicab.