It's why I went into teaching in the first place. I like the sound of my own voice. Well that, and I am addicted to the smell of chalk and white-board markers.

Lord Ironman, please play tonsil hockey with me, just this one time. There, does that make you happy?

Is this the part where you say if I hurt her, you'll kill me?" "No" Simon said, "If you hurt Clary she's quite capable of killing you herself. Possibly with a variety of weapons.

I wish I could swap closets with Diana Vreeland, but I think only my left thigh would fit into her clothing.

Every 17 seconds a child dies on this planet from no clean drinking water. Good. Let's try to speed it up... there are too many people.

Marriage is an institution, and you must be fully committed to it.

Deadlines and things make you creative.

I really do try hard to be a good teammate. I can't run very fast, but I try to always run hard. I may strike out a lot, but I try to walk to set up the guys who are hitting after me.

I like to play snooker, golf as well.

Podcasting might be thought of as a form of academic gift

Throughout the infinite, the forces are in a perfect balance, and hence the energy of a single thought may determine the motion of a universe.

I like singing live. I'm actually very confident and I want to give the best to my fans.