I think the next century will be the century of complexity.

Time can behave like another direction in space under extreme conditions.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

So remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and hold on to that childlike wonder about what makes the universe exist.

The thing about smart people is that they seem like crazy people to dumb people.

It is all right to make mistakes; nothing is perfect because with perfection, we would not exist.

I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.

People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

It is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God.

It is very important for young people keep their sense of wonder and keep asking why.

The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.

In relationships... there are no failures. Just experiences.

She looked away, trying not to cry. She hated crying, and in public she hated it more.

Choose your friends wisely, and also choose friends that you can trust.

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.

I actually think it's easier to be positive than negative, to be honest - it takes way more energy to stay mad at someone, for instance, than it does to say "i forgive you" and move on.

There is no reason why humanity cannot be served equally by weighty and trivial motives.

Genuine heroism for man is still the power to support contradictions, no matter how glaring or hopeless they may seem.

My secret agenda is to convey my values to my kids.

Laughter went on and on, like sunlight and stone, even if the human beings who laughed did not.

I want to write songs and play them for people - live.