I think the new technologies have become pervasive in our society, such as cellphones and the internet, and they've insidiously affected our personal sense of space and belonging.

There are a lot of colloquialisms in the Cantonese language that can never be represented aptly in Mandarin.

To the extent that tenure supports academic freedom, I support tenure. I want no person or system to have any power, real or apparent, to chill academic freedom.

If you surrender completely to the moments as they pass, you live more richly those moments.

I started to explore computers on my own and first used one at the age of 6, when I was in first grade.

Congress is a middle-aged, middle-class, white male power structure ... no wonder it's been so totally unresponsive to the needs of this country.

In symphonic music, when you are conducting, you do the same thing. You are feeling the whole orchestra, thinking ahead so you can prepare for a change.

If you consider the contribution of plumbing to human life, the other sciences fade into insignificance.

Worlds going to hell anyway, have a good time.

Something precious is lost if we rush headlong into the details of life without pausing for a moment to pay homage to the mystery of life and the gift of another day.

If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.