How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.

The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.

I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical.

The only way to define your limits is by going beyond them.

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

The moon is the first milestone on the road to the stars.

I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.

Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.

Until we get rid of religion, we won't be able to conduct the search for God.

I keep the light and love from my ancestors and let go of the rest.

Your mornings are very powerful. Be careful with them.

Beginning hook readers. Endings create fans.

Dealing w/ Hamas is like dealing w/ a crazy woman who’s trying to kill u – u can only hold her wrists so long before you have to slap her.

I want to be your stranger across a crowded room.

You become a great composer when you win a Pulitzer. But I think that now it's a completely meaningless award.

The premises are so delightfully extensive, that two people might live together without ever seeing, hearing or meeting.

I don't seek controversy. I don't seek to antagonize. Sometimes it happens, but I'm not there to argue politics.

When I was young, when I started to write, we were totally convinced that literature was a kind of weapon.

The bigger your problems, the bigger your prayer should be.