The odds seemed pretty long from where I was standing, certainly, but then again, I reminded myself, the history of science was in many ways an almanac of highly unlikely victories.

This is one of the problems with reality: the extent to which it resembles bad fiction.

This was what we did as a species, after all: we built ingenious devices, and we destroyed things.

Scary to be vulnerable, to open your heart but, oh, the out of this world feeling as you savor the pleasure!

His Magnificence - Your Manifestation.I will make of thee a great nation

The true test of independent judgement is being able to dislike someone who admires us.

In summation, like your beloved pet rock, Twitter is useful only in your imagination.

A little of what you call frippery is very necessary towards looking like the rest of the world.

Man," I cried, "how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom!

There's something about a blank page that makes me tingle.

I love the language. I'm just totally fascinated by the sound and the look of words and the kinds of cadences you can create with them, the various kinds of music.

To love without role, without power plays, is revolution.

Far too many people spend a lifetime headed in the wrong direction. They go not only from the cradle to the cubicle, but then to the casket, without uncovering their greatest talents and potential.