“The perversity of the Universe tends towards a maximum”

“There were timelines branching and branching, a mega-universe of universes, millions more every minute. Billions? Trillions? The universe split every time someone made a decision. Split, so that every decision ever made could go both ways. Every choice made by every man, woman, and child was reversed in the universe next door.”

“The gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.”

“The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right!”

“Mother Nature doesn't care if you're having fun. ”

“The Product of Freedom and Security is a constant (F X S = k). Giving up freedom for security is beginning to look naive.”

“Never fire a laser at a mirror. ”