“The reason I'm an I.B.M.-type guy today is that I really needed a lapt...” — Penn Jillette Quote

The reason I'm an I.B.M.-type guy today is that I really needed a laptop back in 1986, and I just couldn't wait for the Powerbook.

TV networks are dying. The death throes of religion give us jihads. The death throes of television give us reality shows.

I think the media spends a lot of time fooling itself.

I don't want everyone to read anything; I like us all reading different books.

Part of the experience of being entertained is sitting back and plugging into someone else's vision.

I take my laptop with me on the road. When I come home, I log onto AOL, go to the Web site, and answer questions.

I saw something in the news, so I copied it. I put a piece of tape - I have obviously a laptop, personal laptop - I put a piece of tape over the camera. Because I saw somebody smarter than I am had a piece of tape over their camera.

Everything will be okay. I have a sticker on my laptop that says that.

My studio is a laptop. Everybody I work with is the same. We make computer music, we're the laptop generation.

I don't think I'm unusual in preferring my laptop to be thin and light.