At every level in our inventory, nothing seems special about our Earth, our Sun, our Galaxy, our Local Group. Evidently, mediocrity reigns throughout. Such is our niche in the Universe.

Though we might like to think so, humankind is not at any special, unique or privileged location in the gargantuan, perhaps infinite, Universe.

Given enough time, even evolution evolves.

... Nature almost surely operates by combining chance with necessity, randomness with determinism...

Science is agnostic when it comes to God - not atheistic, as some people prefer to read that laden word wrongly - just agnostic.

The epitome of culture is the search for truth, or at least a reasonable approximation of reality, most notably the need to know ourselves and the world around us.

May my silences become more accurate.

Behind the facade of elected government are a bunch of corporate controlled gangsters running the country.

You've got no chance of reaching the top if you're just playing for money.

There were times when I blundered and got the dreaded look from the lads. But that was a good sign. It showed I'd attempted something I'd not tried before.

It's hard to imagine a civilization without onions; in one form or another their flavor blends into almost everything in the meal except the desert.

I never thought I was a great mom. I always worked. I fell in love with my children as they got older.

Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.

I think we don't need to be talking about hyphenated Americans, because we are all Americans, and we all want the same thing.

I was so fortunate to sing and work with so many amazing performers and artists.

Four liars are about to be burned -A