We are thrown together with a sprinkling of stardust.

A state that does not educate and train women is like a man who only trains his right arm.

A hydrogen atom in a cell at the end of my nose was once part of an elephant's trunk. A carbon atom in my cardiac muscle was once in the tail of a dinosaur.

How terribly sad it was that people are made in such a way that they get used to something as extraordinary as living.

The most subversive people are those who ask questions.

An answer is always on the stretch of road that is behind you. Only a question can point the way forward.

The question of whether a thing is right or wrong, good or bad, must always be considered in relation to a persons needs.

Wasn’t it extraordinary to be in the world right now, wandering around in a wonderful adventure!

Since the Renaissance, people have had to get used to living their life on a random planet in the vast galaxy.

Athens is like a sluggish horse, and I am the gadfly trying to sting it into life.

When we look up at the sky, we are trying to find the way to ourselves.

I shall not be lonely. No one who reads is ever that.

I don't actually go to that many concerts.

Springtime is at hand. When will you ever bloom, if not here and now?

All human life is here, but the Holy Ghost seems to be somewhere else.

I don't think anyone knows why they meditate. As a matter of fact I'm not even sure that we do meditate. All we know is that we don't know.

I do not know what right I have to so much happiness, but rather hold it in reserve till the time of my desert.

The receptionist looked us over, then went back to typing something incredibly urgent—like her résumé́ for another job.

Luck is opportunity plus preparation plus luck.

I am disabled, so I can't travel, and I have not been to any development meetings, but Gary and the others affiliated with the film keep me updated on everything.