Ultimately, we actually all belong to only one tribe, to Earthlings.

We, all of us, are what happens when a primordial mixture of hydrogen and helium evolves for so long that it begins to ask where it came from.

The story of humans is the story of ideas that shine light into dark corners.

SETI is a mirror, a mirror that can show ourselves from an extraordinary perspective and can help to trivialize the differences among us.

We don't know how to identify intelligence over interstellar distances, so what we do instead is use technology for a proxy.

Earlier generations of stars in the galaxy could well have had planets. But really, there was only hydrogen and helium to work with, so they'd all be gas giants and not small, rocky planets.

Oh Beautiful For A Land That's FreeWhere All Can CongregateTogether Live With No DegreeOf Bigotry And Hate

Running is still running. It doesn't matter if it's a physical move from one place to another or if it's to within yourself.

My parents always encouraged me and I had a good home life. We were always taught to respect things and other people. It's so different today, because children are just not taught the right way.

Cuba will be able to move towards freedom and democracy once again.

Near my apartment in London, a lot of the pubs kind of look identical, which is very strange.

Those who are not very concerned with art want poems or pictures to record for them something they already know - as one might want a picture of a place he loves.

War is a lottery in which nations ought to risk nothing but small amounts.

You are only as good as your reach, you must hold hands with others

No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble about.

I just scribbled away and eventually a C-major chord was there. I didn't ever decide I was going to be a composer. It was like being tall. It's what I was. It's what I did.