“We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.”

“What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When we do what we are meant to do, money comes to us, doors open for us, we feel useful, and the work we do feels like play to us.”

“Even the most ardent environmentalist doesn't really want to stop pollution. If he thinks about it, and doesn't just talk about it, he wants to have the right amount of pollution. We can't really afford to eliminate it - not without abandoning all the benefits of technology that we not only enjoy but on which we depend.”

“What do I want? I want lots of things, just like everybody else. Problem is, we can’t really have what we want, can we?”

“Amazing what we can self-rationalize when we really want something”

“We weren't really friends yet, just knowers of each other's secret stuff.”