On Venus you could cook a 16-inch pepperoni pizza in seven seconds, just by holding it out to the air. (Yes, I did the math.)

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.

To bear children into this world is like carrying wood to a burning house.

Some of us will experience some form of mental illness in their lifetime... I rather have depression that can be treated with a pill and my free will to conquer it

If someone wants to suck your toes, those toes should be worth sucking.

Oh, how we could blossom if we didn't have to fight to the death to merely exist!

Middle age: when you're sitting at home on Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you.

If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth.

I think a lot of people would be better off in America, where at least you would find some radio station somewhere that would play you.

Today, conducting is a question of ego: a lot of people believe they are actually playing the music.

Work on one thing at a time until finished.

Not a single other creature in all the history of the world has been just as ourselves. Not another will be like us.