"In 1980 I was a red kid and no one could have said anything bad about the Soviet Union. At least this is how my grandfather used to remember me. Around 1981, I became a pro-capitalist person and it stuck."

“According to polls, a majority opposes the radar base. But it's not necessarily the sensible part of the Czech population. The demonstrations against the base are usually organized by communists, Islamists, and "peaceful feminists" .”

“Your humble correspondent realizes that many readers are left-wing, anti-string-theory fighters. So they probably smoke marijuana and this is my modest attempt to help them.”

“Some extreme optimists argue that North Koreans won't know how to mount the bombs on their missiles. Maybe, they have completed the H-bomb but haven't invented the screwdrivers and ropes yet.”

“Greenpeace protesters who lived on the trees right above the planned radar location and who eat environmentally friendly roots, insect, excrements, and dirt.”

“You can't define whole disciplines of science to agree with random constraints that you invented. Instead, the purpose of disciplines of science is to decide whether your assumptions about the Cosmos and other things are correct. If there is a disagreement between the best theory and your assumptions, it's your assumptions that are wrong according to science.”

“I wonder how Feynman would feel if he had to be talking to not just a few nuts of this kind but e.g. to 2,500 similar nuts who would be moreover described by the media as good scientists, if not the best ones in the world. ;-) Good for him that he managed to die in time.”