When we look at chimpanzees . . . we get this extremely fine-grained view of evolution, and as a result we understand a lot more about the processes that are changing our own genome over time.

We've got the catalog, now we just have to figure it out. It's not going to be one gene. It's going to be an accumulation of changes.

By comparing the human and chimp genomes, we can see the process of evolution clearly in the changes (in DNA) since we diverged from our common ancestor.

Decisions Determine the directions of your destiny

When you win big, that is the time your true character will show.

Every day look at a beautiful picture read a beautiful poem listen to some beautiful music and if possible say some reasonable thing.

how should tasting touching hearing seeing breathing any lifted from the no of all nothing human merely being doubt unimaginable You?

We are all wonderful, beautiful wrecks. That's what connects us-that we're all broken, all beautifully imperfect.

If they don't have the Grand Ole Opry, like they do in Tennessee, just send me to hell or New York City, it would be about the same to me.

The best thing about money is not worrying about money.

As I looked out into the night sky, across all those infinite stars, it made me realize how insignificant they are.

One-armed butlers, they can take it but they can't dish it out

To partly remain a child: that is to be really mature.