I'd rather be in a tent than in a house.

Theories come and go, but fundamental data always remains.

No amounts of stone and bone could yield the kinds of information that the paintings gave so freely.

I never felt interpretation was my job.

I go once a year to the Serengeti to see the wildebeest migrations because that means a lot to me, but I avoid Olduvai if I can because it is a ruin. It is most depressing.

I had never passed a single school exam, and clearly never would.

The first money I ever earned was for drawing stone tools.

The reproduction of mankind is a great marvel and mystery. Had God consulted me in the matter, I should have advised him to continue the generation of the species by fashioning them out of clay.

The hardened mass of liquid stones had much stronger qualities than those which had simply torn. The skin remained a recognisable part of the molten stone.

The government is supposed to respond to the will of the people. Not dictate to the people what they are doing.

Once you are in the endgame, the moment of truth has arrived... The amount of points that can be gained (and saved) by correct endgame play is enormous, yet often underestimated.

Launching a new TV show is probably one of the most difficult things that a writer can do.

I wish I could write more make-believe. It's a lot easier to write about hard times and when things are going wrong. But I've never been a private person.

Teachers need to teach the subject rather than to teach the textbook.

There are forces at work you do not perceive. I weave a delicate strategy which rash actions could rend. Patience , please.

Technology has no function except to save labor. Yet how often do we hear that the purpose of new capital formation is to create jobs?

As musicians, and as people who sell material for people to hear and absorb, it's important that we use that voice wisely.