Liz Ryan:

Know what you want so the universe can bring it to you.

Bruce Schneier:

I'd upgrade to something newer and better [than Eudora], but there isn't anything newer and better. Sooner or later a new Microsoft OS will break it, and I will be very sad.

Oliver Burkeman, on David Brooks:

Recently, one student told him that, since taking the course, he was much sadder than he used to be. "That's a high compliment!" says Brooks. "He was a phenomenally bright and successful student. But, you know -- you should be a little sadder, sometimes."