"The problem with 'experts' is that they're often optimized for telling a good story, not for accurate prediction."

"The difference between technology and slavery is that slaves are fully aware that they are not free."

"Medieval man was a cog in a wheel he did not understand; modern man is a cog in a complicated system he thinks he understands."

"Never trust a politician."

"The difference between a philosopher and a fool is that the philosopher knows he is a fool."