I am proud to be part of a species where a subset of its members willingly put their lives at risk to push the boundaries of our existence.

Dreams about the future are always filled with gadgets.

Claiming there is no other life in the universe is like scooping up some water, looking at the cup and claiming there are no whales in the ocean.

Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.

Need a distraction today? Not only does 12 + 1 = 11 + 2, but the letters "twelve plus one" rearrange to give you "eleven plus two."

We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us.

The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.

Today, scientists sound the alarm on other environmental dangers. Vested interests still hire their own scientists to confuse the issue. But in the end, nature, will not be fooled.

If you're really successful at bullshitting, it means you're not hanging around enough people smarter than you.

We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.

Santa knows Physics: Of all colors, Red Light penetrates fog best. That's why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig.

I’d be glad to go out on a limb with thoseWho want nothing beyond what the wind bestows, Were I not bound to roots, dug in deep to bearNever being done grasping for light and air

When the life is wavy, keep your mind smooth!

I always wanted to play a mental patient. I was fascinated with playing crazy people in college, and I don't know if I ever quite perfected it.

What this [presidency] campaign is about this bringing millions of people jobs in this country.

If anything I try to write something that would be more difficult to film. I tend to see film as competition and would like instead to do what books do best.

That's why you go into architecture - at least I did - to do things for people. I think most of us are idealists. You start out that way, anyway.

I can think of nothing worse than a think-tank where everybody agreed.

In terms of cinema and filmmaking, there are certainly the unexpected gifts that the actors bestow on you. Film is always a question of compromises with respect to what you originally intended.

If I had my way I'd make health catching instead of disease.

True love always happens in a flash.