The discovery of any kind of life [in Space] at all would be a tremendous watershed moment in biology, as well as all of science.

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.

The most radical and far-reaching solutions often need rethinking of processes and deep questioning of the status quo-and these are hard.

One of my biggest assets is my ability to focus on something and go out and get it, but it's one of my biggest weaknesses too.

My distinguishing talent is the ability to put people under the microscope, perhaps to go one or two layers farther down than some other directors.

With pop stars or film stars, we become the object of people's self-definition, as well as the object of sexual definition.

Every company is its own TV station, magazine, and newspaper.

Go now and wash yourself first, for the sun will laugh at you if he sees how dirty you are.

One eventually has enough even of oneself.

I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion.

Ronald Reagan is the world's largest Muppet.

I can be like a lioness when defending my people.