Terry Pratchett Quote

Now, 75 years [after ], in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods, and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books.

We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.

Not being happy really is my fear.

The worst thing about being famous is the invasion of your privacy.

Sacrifice of the self is sheer stupidity if sacrifice is not for the self.

Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.

Precision, speed, unambiguity, knowledge of files, continuity, discretion, unity, strict subordination, reduction of friction and of material and personal costs - these are raised to the optimum point...

By far the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it.

He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

When I was in school I read a lot of comic books and pretend I was in them and kids would tease me and call me names. But now I do the same things and people say that I'm artistic and cool and I'm doi...