I’d like every man who doesn’t call himself a feminist to explain to the women in his life why he doesn’t believe in equality for women.

You don’t have to have a boyfriend to be happy, to be pretty, or belong.

I don't want to come over all po-faced, because ultimately Sherlock is just entertainment, but if I can, I want to try to set a good example.

I'm perfectly happy to know the world at secondhand. It's a lot safer.

A day without prayer is a boast against God.

I never do anything that doesn't feel natural to me. I wake up in the morning and I know what to put on - it's my sixth sense, really.

I am not a hero but the brave men who died deserved this honor.

Remember, Voyager was just a flyby, Cassini is in orbit. We have the opportunity for monitoring them and their behavior, their comings and goings, how they evolve, when they appear and disappear.

Science can never solve one problem without raising ten more problems.

We need a lot of thinking and ideas. We need all the innovators, particularly with the new sustainable technologies - how do we get them to affordability so that people can generate clean energy?

The life, when we're aware of beauty, is kind of a bittersweet thing, it's a transient reminder of eternal beauty, which someday we will be face to face with.

Life, for me, is living among my friends.

I've got a passion for what I'm doing and I feel privileged all the time.