The theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact.

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.

...inability to lie is still far from being love to truth. Be on your guard! ... He who cannot lie, doth not know what truth is.

A girl without braids is like a city without bridges.

The older I get, the more I appreciate my rural childhood. I spent a lot of time outdoors, unsupervised, which is a blessing.

I believe in the healing power of the arts, and whenever anyone can bring art into anyone's life, it's a special thing.

You can always tell when Obama's negotiations with the Republicans are winding down, because he's missing his watch and his lunch money.

If you do not clean up your sociaty now, therefore the legacy you have left for your children is nothing other than an unjust society.

I think that any songwriter - and I think that Bob Dylan knows this more than all of us - you don't write the songs anyhow.

... it has always been the depth of my belief, my faith, or my love that was the mainspring of my behavior. When once I believed in doing a thing, nothing could prevent my doing it.

There is no sorrow like the memory of love and the knowledge that it is gone forever.

The fact that my grown kids like to hang out with me, I mean, it just - I don't think it really can get any better than that, I don't think.