“You don't need to belong to any particular class or ethnicity to be a nerd, but some ethnic stereotypes are nerdier than others.”

“Before i launch into a discussion of what a nerd is and where the idea of nerds comes from, I'd like to diclose that when i was eleven, I had a rich fantasy life in which I carried a glowing staff.”

“When Americans vote for a particular candidate, they vote for the candidate who reminds them of the kind of person they would have eaten lunch with.”

“I will take a serious approach to a subject usually treated lightly, which is a nerdy thing to do.”

“I don't like repeat offenders; I like dead offenders.”

“I don't think it's spiritually economic to be a skeptic about absolutely everything.”

“The state does not oppose the freedom of people to express their particular cultural attachments, but nor does it nurture such expression—rather [...] it responds with 'benign neglect' [....] The members of ethnic and national groups are protected against discrimination and prejudice, and they are free to maintain whatever part of their ethnic heritage or identity they wish, consistent with the rights of others. But their efforts are purely private, and it is not the place of public agencies to attach legal identities or disabilities to cultural membership or ethnic identity. This separation of state and ethnicity precludes any legal or governmental recognition of ethnic groups, or any use of ethnic criteria in the distribution of rights, resources, and duties.”