“How does the press manage to come out with the controversial bits in the cabinet meeting?”

“There is no such thing as the Shadow Cabinet. It is purely a Press term. The Prime Minister is by no means bound to include the members of the Shadow Cabinet in his Cabinet, or even in the Government. I myself left several out.”

“Management’ll never go for it. First, it’s live-animal research, which is controversial. Management hates controversy. Second, it’s something innovative, which means Management will hate it on principle.”

“"'Press Control to calm yourself'." [breathes and presses Control key] "Oh, that just crouches me. How does that calm myself?"”

“I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.”

“Cabinet governments educate the nation; the presidential does not educate it, and may corrupt it.”

“If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to meet it.”

“A managed democracy is a wonderful thing… for the managers… and its greatest strength is a 'free press' when 'free' is defined as 'responsible' and the managers define what is 'irresponsible'.”

“The recent medical controversy over whether vaccinations cause autism reveals a habit of human cognition—thinking anecdotally comes naturally, whereas thinking scientifically does not.”

“It is not so much where my motivation comes from but rather how it manages to survive.”