At least being prosperous set one apart in England; here it guaranteed nothing, not even taste.

It was getting the results that made science worth doing; the accolades were a thin, secondary pleasure.

Once you've grown up in space, moving on means moving out, not going back to Earth. Nobody wants to be a groundpounder.

When the chemistry is right, all the experiments work.

(Crank theories) always violated the first rule of a scientific model: they were uncheckable.

People fear their hidden selves, afraid that they will burst out.

Any technology that does not appear magical is insufficiently advanced.

In a tough situation, don't avoid acting just because it's easier or comfortable. Don't lapse into a passive state. People who give up, die.

To shine is better than to reflect.

Passion is inversely proportional to the amount of real information available

Science is like literature, a continuing dialog among diverse and conflicting voices, no one ever wholly right or wholly wrong, but a steady conversation forever provisional and personal and living.

And this evening when I close my eyes against the darkness and think about her, I'll imagine iridescent wings fluttering, if only for a moment, against cloudless blue skies.

You are worthy. Don’t be lazy.

You lift your head, you’re on your way, but really just to be walking, to be out of doors. That’s it, that’s all, and you’re there. Outdoors is our element: the exact sensation of living there.

You have a choice. Take hold of your future or the past will take it for you.

It's time for the human race to enter the solar system.

I understand the Second Amendment. I respect the Second Amendment. I think we need to use common sense tools to keep the American people safe, to keep our streets safe.

Mind is the master weaver, both of the inner garment of character and the outer garment of circumstance.

They understand but a little who understand only what can be explained.

If you die and i live there's no life for me back in District 12. You're my whole life. I would never be happy again.

Infinite sharing is the law of God s inner life.