In today's world, America's soft power is commonly thought to reside in the global popularity of Hollywood movies, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Starbucks.

I am not one of the new media experts working all the time with my computers and the PowerPoints and things of that sort.

On the banks of the Nile, the Rosetta branch, I lived an enjoyable childhood in the City of Disuq, which is the home of the famous mosque, Sidi Ibrahim.

From the dawn of history, science has probed the universe of unknowns, searching for the uniting laws of nature.

Curiosity - the rover and the concept - is what science is all about: the quest to reveal the unknown.

Investing in science education and curiosity-driven research is investing in the future.

The soft power of science has the potential to reshape global diplomacy.

I'd rather have the influence than the power, and the influence to me is to build institutions of independence and democracy, to regain for Egypt prestige in education and science and technology.

Let me put it this way: There is nothing in Islam that is fundamentally against the quest for knowledge.

Despite differences of faith or even the occasional collisions between them, Egypt is united.

Every effort should be made to help build the new democratic nation with reconciliation and forgiveness, for the sake of Egypt and not for the benefit of a party or a group.

Possibly in the lobby she saw someone who reminded her too much of herself (that can happen to inexperienced travelers). Or worse. That no one there reminded her of anyone she ever knew.

There are no whole truths

Women are like puzzles because prior to 1920 neither had the right to vote. Puzzles still don't.

Gloria Steinem in the women's movement. Eleanor Smeal of the Feminist Majority. There are all of these great wonderful women I've met that are so inspirational.

Never fail to know that if you are doing all the talking, you are boring somebody.

God is liberal of color; so should man be.

You can't really have art without having a sense of community as art is for others to enjoy as well.

Facts are true whether or not you believe them.

A weakened sense of responsibility does not weaken the fact of responsibility.

No matter how hard it seems...never give up, always believe.