“..it is reasonable to ask ourselves how we should try to conduct our lives. The answer is, in my opinion: satisfaction of the desires and needs of all, as far as this can be achieved, and achievement of harmony and beauty in the human relationships. This presupposes a good deal of conscious thought and of self-education. It is undeniable that the enlightened Greeks and the old Oriental sages had achieved a higher level in this all-important field than what is alive in our schools and universities.

“Windows Vista includes an extensive reworking of core OS elements in order to provide content protection for so-called “premium content”, typically HD data from Blu-Ray and HD-DVD sources. ..the effects of the protection measures extend to cover all hardware and software that will ever come into contact with Vista, even if it’s not used directly with Vista

“Games are the perfect philosophical métier, because they’re both supremely meaningless and meaningful — they’re “just” entertainment, yet they plunge such deep existential hooks into us that we’ll argue over them until the sun explodes.

“I detest cruelty to animals, but in this case the little animal that got eaten deserved it.

“..enlightenment is little more than a pit-stop between insoluble questions..

“Most successful startups end up doing something that is different from their original idea. Dogged determinedness will likely keep you from building the business that you could have built. Yes, you can’t just drop every idea that comes along at the first sign of conflict or controversy. It’s a very thin line.

“it’s okay to be unbalanced…but only for a while. Very successful people have to work in extremes.

“The man who earned between Rs 30,000 and Rs 2 lakh a month, thanks to his resemblance with Tendulkar has not earned a single paisa since India crashed out of the World Cup. “Sachin allowed me to lead a respectable life, but today I am jobless and homeless. I was planning to buy a small apartment in Mira Road for Rs 5.5 lakh, but I can’t afford it any more.

“..it could be the best thing to happen to world cricket. Now even Ireland has a chance of beating Australia..

“Social networks can connect people in three ways. They can strengthen existing relationships. They can connect friends-of-friends. And they can introduce complete strangers.