Science is not a vast encyclopedia, it is a thin flame of reason burning across ample reservoirs of ignorance.

Although the universe is under no obligation to make sense, students in pursuit of a Ph. D. are.

Understanding the history of matter and searching for its most interesting forms, such as galaxies, stars, planets and life, seems a suitable use for our intelligence.

Each time a flower blooms, the world is reminded that there is beauty in new beginnings.

What we need is a rebirth of satire of dissent of irreverence of an uncompromising insistence that phoniness is phony and platitudes are platitudinous.

At church with meek and unaffected grace His looks adorn'd the venerable place Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway And fools who came to scoff remain'd to pray.

In high school, I once sang 'Let's Get It On' and 'Brown Sugar' with a band that included my English teacher and my math teacher.

Don’t worry, be happy! Embrace your weirdness.

Nothing is possible without love.

All social workers want is to get everyone involved in a programme. Because a programme provides full employment for three generations of social workers. And they mess up.

Seneca devoted much of his time to writing essays in praise of poverty, and in lending money at usurious rates.

Government that's not particularly caring and is hands off is not particularly inspiring.

What I enjoy most about performing is making people happy. Just to make a person smile means more to me than anything.