I live and work alone and travel light, relying largely on my memory and making a point of letting #‎ intuition guide my way.

If elephants didn't exist, you couldn't invent one. They belong to a small group of living things so unlikely they challenge credulity and common sense.

If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't.

It is a fascinating and provocative thought that a body of water deserves to be considered as an organism in its own right.

Both dance and dream are brought into being by the consciousness of a moment. They can never be repeated or successfully imitated. But you can dance and dream again. You must, if life is to continue.

Before sight and sound hijacked our attention, we shared with all life a sort of common sense, a chemical sense that depended on direct contact with matter in the water or the air.

I think you should know that real-life white people are not all as funny as the ones on 'Seinfeld'.

Thou shalt not use poetry, art or music to get into girls’ pants - use it to get into their heads.

If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men I will find something in them which will hang him.

The Bible is one story that unfolds in one book, by one author, about one subject. A story that moves from promise to fulfillment.

No one escapes the wilderness on the way to the promised land.

America is a place where we all come together. It is a place of consensus.

You can remain friends, even without EU membership. The Prüm Convention, according to which data for combatting crime is exchanged, is a good example of international cooperation.

Look, I'm Mormon, and most Christians don't recognize me as a Christian.

Essien Udom is a Nigerian. At present he's a professor at Ibadan University.

Ignorance fears diversity as an invading enemy, while wisdom welcomes diversity in an alliance of friendship.