"I secretly think reality exists so we can speculate about it."

"I hate students... they are (as all people) mostly stupid and boring. I hate giving classes... I did teach a class here [at the University of Cincinnati] and all of the grading was pure bluff. I even …"

"I'm a pessimist, but I'm an optimistic pessimist. I believe things will go wrong, but I'm happy about it."

"I don't believe in an afterlife. I believe in an after-death."

"Who dares to strike today, when having the security of a permanent job is itself becoming a privilege?"