"The odds of there being at least one form of intellegent life outside Earth somewhere in the observable universe, are higher than your odds of winning the lottery."

"It is a provable fact that one can not insult intelligence where intelligence is not known to exist."

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage --

-- to move in the opposite direction."

"An intelligent man does not learn to store information, but how to find it."