“Sometimes a pessimist is only an optimist with extra information.”

“An egocentric pessimist is a person who thinks he hasn't changed, but that other people are behaving worse than before.”

“People today are in danger of drowning in information; but, because they have been taught that information is useful, they are more willing to drown than they need be. If they could handle information, they would not have to drown at all.”

“Opinion is usually something which people have when they lack comprehensive information.”

“It is not always a question of the Emperor having no clothes on. Sometimes it is, 'Is that an Emperor at all?”

“What is sometimes thought to be clever is, significantly often, merely an advanced form of foolishness.”

“A real secret is something which only one person knows.”