Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when you only have one.

Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when you only have one.

What we know is not much; what we do not know is immense.

What we know is not much; what we do not know is immense.

Everything that can be invented has been invented.

Everything that can be invented has been invented.

Hardware: the parts of a computer that can be kicked.

Hardware: the parts of a computer that can be kicked.

You do not know our culture, our ethics, or the unwritten codes that already provide our society more order than read more

You do not know our culture, our ethics, or the unwritten codes that already provide our society more order than could be obtained by any of your impositions.

Science is nothing but perception.

Science is nothing but perception.

...there is no prescribed route to follow to arrive at a new idea. You have to make the intuitive leap. read more

...there is no prescribed route to follow to arrive at a new idea. You have to make the intuitive leap. But the difference is that once you've made the intuitive leap you have to justify it by filling in the intermediate steps. In my case, it often happens that I have an idea, but then I try to fill in the intermediate steps and find that they don't work, so I have to give it up.

I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.

I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.

The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.

The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.