A rainbow is the product of physics working for your appreciation of beauty.

Imagine how many women could excel in science if not for the pernicious myth that science and math are a man's game. Likewise, fitness isn't defined by the Arnold Schwarzeneggers of the world.

I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf.

Shakespeare was a man who wrote poetry. I'm a man who writes poetry. Why not compare yourself to the best?

Still, it will sometimes strike a scientific man that the philosophers have been less intent on finding out what the facts are, than on inquiring what belief is most in harmony with their system.

Why do birds sing in the morning? It's the triumphant shout: 'We got through another night!'

All great Truth first starts as Blasphemy.

Those involved with practical reactors, humbled by their experiences, speak less and worry more.

I embrace my rival, but only to strangle him.

To die for faction is a common evil, But to be hanged for nonsense is the devil.

Writing is 90% procrastination. It is a matter of doing everything you can to avoid writing, until it is about four in the morning and you reach the point where you have to write.

I don't tend to get girls as fans. I just get all the young guys and weirdos.