Because I helped discover the expansion rate of the universe was accelerating.

If we're damaged it will take 20 years to fix ourselves. It only takes one year to cause 20 years of damage.

Australians have a free spirit and an ability to think outside the box, and that is why I like Australia so much.

There can be theory but, you know, the problem is you've got to be able to test it. So theories are one thing, testing is another.

Science is not, despite how it is often portrayed, about absolute truths. It is about developing an understanding of the world, making predictions, and then testing these predictions.

Every pain, addiction, anguish, longing, depression, anger or fearis an orphaned part of usseeking joy, some disowned shadow wanting to returnto the lightand homeof ourselves.

Words are whips in the wind traveling between lovers.

The more handles one creates at the moment of learning, the more likely the information is to be assessed at a later date. The handles we can add revolve around content, timing, and environment.

The philosopher seeks a generality beyond the boundaries of science

You have to knock doors, make calls, and build a relationship with voters long before Election Day.

There are lots of things a warrior can do at a certain time which he couldn't do years before. Those things themselves did not change; what changed was his idea of himself.

Drugs have nothing to do with the creation of music. In fact, they are dumb and self indulgent. Kind of like sucking your thumb!

One of my earliest memories as a reader - I don't know how old I was, quite young - was a poem of his, called "Fog," and I remember the first verse, "The fog comes / on little cat feet".

I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose freewill.