Conventional names define a person's past: ancestry, ethnicity, nationality, religion. I am not who I was ten years ago and certainly not who I will be in twenty years

In 2030 we will be ageless and everyone will have an excellent chance to live forever. 2030 is a dream and a goal.

I am a 21st century person who was accidentally launched in the 20th. I have a deep nostalgia for the future.

I am a 21st century person who was accidentally launched in the 20th. I have a deep nostalgia for the future

The Sufi is one who does what others do – when it is necessary. He is also one who does what others cannot do – when it is indicated.

What would be the description of happines? Nothing, except what prepares and then what destroys it, can be told.

BEROWNE: What time o' day?ROSALINE: The hour that fools should ask.

Vagueness is at times an indication of nearness to a perfect truth.

You have to be able to laugh at yourself. Attitude is almost more important than what happens to you.

Life is a zero sum game.

I'll find something in what I read that snags my imagination in emotional terms; it resonates with me for reasons more complicated than just that it seems like it would make a good story.

The actual state of our knowledge is always provisional and... there must be, beyond what is actually known, immense new regions to discover.

Bear in mind that beauty is individual and personal, that the look and feeling you're after is one with which you can be comfortable each and every day of your life.

Treat each other the way you would like to be treated.