The art of negotiation is perhaps what most deeply distinguishes man from the animals, and it is this art and this will to negotiate that has brought man forward, elevated him beyond the animals.

Our spaceship is a tiny bubble in a glass of God.

you must be stupid, if you think that i'm stupid enough, to believe your stupidness stupidity .

I don't know if my work is a concerted effort to make kids sad! But life and death go hand in hand. It's our condition as human beings.

My Cleveland years were both scientifically and personally most rewarding. My wife Judy was able to rejoin me in our research and my research group grew rapidly.

Faced with having to change our views or prove that there is no need to do so, most of us immediately get busy on the proof.

Contrary to many young Colleagues, I do believe that it makes sense to study the Classics.

Breezy, sophisticated, hilarious, rude and aching with sweetness: LOVE, NINA might be the most charming book I've ever read.

Always tell the truth. That way you don't have to remember what you said.

I was really blessed with parents who never said I couldnt do anything. And now I reflect as an adult on that, Wow, they never told me no!

Men with the muckrake are often indispensable to the well-being of society, but only if they know when to stop raking the muck.

While awaiting sentencing, I decided to give stand-up comedy a shot. The judge had suggested I get my act together, and I took him seriously.