People think of science like somehow that's the answer, and that it's all about right answers, but science is a lens that we look at the world through.

There is so much wonder and joy in science, about understanding how the world works and why the world is the way it is. It's not just for academics. It is a thing that's available to everyone.

I've never felt scared of flight, ever. It's really weird. I don't know. They stick a gin and tonic in your hands and I just think, "Life is good!"

At the heart of science is experimentation. Science doesn't care what you think. What's important is experimenting and actually working stuff out.

I've always been a bit of a dreamer. I've always loved to look and seek, and explore and find out.

I've found the thing in life that I adore, which is working in science television. It's just a big adventure, really.

If you go through life and actually get to find out the thing you want to do, you're very lucky.

In my lifetime, the population of the world has doubled.

We've only had aircrafts for a hundred years, and yet look at us. So, I've become absolutely fascinated by this strange, bizarre world of airports, air travel and transportation. It's interesting.

I'd missed science and what it was all about because I was too busy trying to think of other things, when I was at school. I was too busy trying to be James Dean.

I love being in America. I love America. I absolutely adore working in America. I'm at my happiest when I'm in the States.

We seem to need the motivation of pain or discomfort to drive us from our current manner of thinking and being to a higher level of reality.

Civilians are like beans

I always say to my religious friends, if a pool had even one turd in it, would you jump in?

I never plan tomorrow because I don’t even know what I’m doing today.

When you take a picture of someone, never show it to them right away. If they don't like it, they may erase it.

I don't get tired of playing "Margaritaville". It's paid my bills for years.

In the early days of my child labor activities I was an investigator with a camera attachment... but the emphasis became reversed until the camera stole the whole show.

I wait till the last minute to do lyrics. I seem to work best that way - bummed out and under pressure. I often don't do my homework. But I'll always walk that extra mile.

Given the daunting challenges that we face, it's important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one.

First and foremost, effective leaders must continuously strive to make themselves smarter and better at making judgments.