In the New Testament, Thomas Jefferson cut out everything that was mystical, magical, miracle - physically with scissors - and then pasted in all that remained, such as Jesus's Sermon on the Mount.

Dreams about the future are always filled with gadgets.

Claiming there is no other life in the universe is like scooping up some water, looking at the cup and claiming there are no whales in the ocean.

Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.

Need a distraction today? Not only does 12 + 1 = 11 + 2, but the letters "twelve plus one" rearrange to give you "eleven plus two."

We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us.

The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.

Today, scientists sound the alarm on other environmental dangers. Vested interests still hire their own scientists to confuse the issue. But in the end, nature, will not be fooled.

If you're really successful at bullshitting, it means you're not hanging around enough people smarter than you.

We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.

Santa knows Physics: Of all colors, Red Light penetrates fog best. That's why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig.

If you fail at the large things it means you have not large ambitions. Concentration, focus - that is all. The aptitudes come, the tools forge themselves.

True ability is undisturbed by pretentious criticism.

I definitely in filmmaking more and more find writing and directing a means to harvest material for editing. It's all about editing.

Know what [drug] you're using, decide just why you're using it, and you can have a rich experience.

A girl child who is even a little bit educated is more conscious of family planning, health care and, in turn, her children's own education.

It's harder to be funny from the position of power.

No man or woman can live another's fate

You can only photograph a fragment of the here and now. The photograph presents the world as object; language, the world as idea.

Know thyself; this is the great object.

Dr. Kissinger was surprised that I knew where Ghana was.