“It is in everyone’s best interest to realize and remember that the default human way is to believe first and ask questions never. We become better thinkers by recognizing how poor we are at thinking.”

“The Star Trek computer doesn't seem that interesting. They ask it random questions, it thinks for a while. I think we can do better than that.”

“I believe that our very survival depends upon us becoming better systems thinkers. How can we learn to see the systems we're participating in? How can we act intelligently when things remain fuzzy?”

“When life is hard, remember - we are not the first to ask, 'Is there no other way?”

“Science fiction is very well suited to asking philosophical questions; questions about the nature of reality, what it means to be human, how do we know the things that we think we know.”

“Of all the questions we can ask ourselves the most important is: how is one best to live?”

“The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best - and therefore never scrutinize or question.”

“It's the stupid questions that have some of the most surprising and interesting answers. Most people never think to ask the stupid questions.”

“When we ask ourselves if we are walking with Christ, I believe we need to ask oursleves this question: Has Christ changed the way I view the world lately?”

“We never believe we're beautiful, no matter how many times we hear it. We never believe it until someone says it in the right way.”