Quotes About Author

I would say the flip side to my fascination with systems is a fascination with components. So many of my books are dialogues between little and big.

Most of the secrets the CIA has are about people, not machines and systems, so I didn't feel comfortable with disclosures that I thought could endanger anyone.

I don't know how you define 'neoconservatism,' but I think it's associated with trying to spread open political systems and democracy.

For something to collapse, not all systems have to shut down. In most cases, just one system is enough. For example, the human body is a system of systems. If just one system, such as the cardiovascular system, shuts down, death follows.

Politically, of course, the U.S., despite the flaws in its systems, is still a democracy - we like to associate with democracies. And strategically, the U.S. is a counter-balance to China, a rising China that is not yet a democracy.

There has never been a failure of a currency board anywhere in the world. These are tough systems, and when I say they are foolproof, that's exactly the case.

Beyond helping other people build AI systems with Deeplearning.ai, I also hope to build some AI systems myself!

The justice systems in San Diego, Alameda, and Sacramento counties are horrible.

If you look at our customers, our customers tend to be really high-end people who make big, sophisticated systems.

There are certain systems that I think are not working well - that's the regulatory system, the whole system of how we regulate chemicals in this country.

In certain systems, receivers are just an X receiver or a Z receiver, and they just have to learn this route on this play.

While I am skeptical about the long term viability of one-party dominant political systems, I have great admiration for Deng Xiaopeng and the reforms he set China on after 1979.

I've never had a study in my life. I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.

In my library/study/barn, there is a Ping-Pong table on which I can pile working books and spread maps.

It is critical that the American people, and not just their financial institutions, be represented at the negotiating table.

I'm always working on a few different stories at once, so there's always some really big coffee table book I'm carrying around.

My perspective is this: my allegiance is to the best product for my needs. For a computer, this means Macintosh. For phone and tablet, this means Android.

I have the standard cartoonist setup, which is one of those Cintiq tablets, and a laptop. If I'm mostly writing code, I'm on the laptop, and if I'm mostly drawing, I'm on the Cintiq.

It's that invasive and puerile curiosity to feed a tabloid culture. I don't subscribe to it.

A lot of stories that have fascinated me are tabloid stories that have come from other newspapers, like 'The New York Times.'

When I worked for the BBC, what I was paid to do 'House Party' was all over the tabloid press, there was no privacy there.

The tabloids are like animals, with their own behavioural patterns. There's no point in complaining about them, any more than complaining that lions might eat you.

I've done Graham Norton's show three times now. He tackles taboos and subject matter that wouldn't make it past the censors in the States.

This is where I break one last taboo: I'm incredibly glad I'm not a granny.