“A nation which neglects the perceptions of its artists declines. After a while it ceases to act, and merely survives.There is probably no use in telling this to people who can't see it without being told.”

“A couple of years ago, I ran into someone at a trade show who was representing the NSA (National Security Agency). He mentioned to someone else in passing that he'd written a filter program in Perl, so without telling him who I was, I asked him if I could tell people that the NSA uses Perl. His response was, "Doesn't everyone?" So now I don't tell people the NSA uses Perl. I merely tell people the NSA thinks everyone uses Perl. They should know, after all.”

“Being an artist means, not reckoning and counting, but ripening like the tree which does not force its sap and stands confidence in the storms of spring without fear that after them may come no summer.”

“It's not me who can't keep a secret. It's the people I tell that can't.”

“Act out being alive, like a play. And after a while, a long while, it will be true.”

“A wise man told me don't argue with fools. Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who.”