I doubt if there is a single field of study so theoretical, so remote from what is laughingly called everyday life, that it may not one day produce something that will shake the world.

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.

A person who's going to be famous usually drops a few clues by the time they're twenty-one.

You can go to any small town in America, there's going to be a metal fan there. You can't say that about post-rock.

It is a privilege and an honor to perform on Steinway pianos.

An angry man can only get so far until he reconciles the way he thinks.

I still feel like there are a lot of things in me that people haven't seen. My soul hasn't been bared yet.

Civilisation needs more than the law to hold it together. You see, all mankind are not equally willing to accept as divine justice what is called human law.

Honesty: The ability to resist small temptations.

For me, it's important to build good partnerships rather than score centuries. Once, you have those partnerships, you will also get centuries.

Forgiveness is one of the many horrible side effects of loving someone.

That is the best government which desires to make the people happy, and knows how to make them happy.