The universe is a put-up job.

Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards.

A common sense interpretation of the facts suggests that a superintellect has monkeyed with physics.

It is the true nature of mankind to learn from mistakes, not from example.

Once a photograph of the Earth, taken from outside, is available, once the sheer isolation of the Earth becomes known, a new idea as powerful as any in history will be let loose.

In short there is not a shred of objective evidence to support the hypothesis that life began in an organic soup here on the Earth.

There is a coherent plan to the universe, though I don't know what it's a plan for.

I have always thought it curious that, while most scientists claim to eschew religion, it actually dominates their thoughts more than it does the clergy.

Once I had learnt my twelve times table (at the age of three) it was downhill all the way.

The man who voyages strange seas must of necessity be a little unsure of himself. It is the man with the flashy air of knowing everything, who is always with it, that we should beware of.

Things are the way they are because they were the way they were.

When a hypocrite or a wicked leader is in power, anyone that becomes popular or stands out easily becomes a prey.

In my fool hardy youth, when my friends were dreaming of heroic deeds in the realms of engineering and law, finance and national politics, I dreamt of becoming a librarian.

Create your legacy by fulfilling your potential...

Mountains appear more lofty the nearer they are approached but great men resemble them not in this particular.

Modern broad-mindedness benefits the rich; and benefits nobody else.

I like to think about the quality, content, and concept for my music because I think these are the most important things and it just molds everything together.

Life is like a cup of tea, the sugar is all at the bottom!

In the end, the overriding factor in whether or not you realize your dreams is going to be you. Not the world. YOU.

Teamwork," Koteks snarled, "is one word for it, yeah. What it really is is a way to avoid responsibility. It's a symptom of the gutlessness of the whole society.

Talents of the novelist: ... observation of character, analysis of emotion, people's feelings, personal relations.