Italy valued cathedrals while Spain valued explorers. So worldwide, five times as many people speak Spanish than Italian.

Dreams about the future are always filled with gadgets.

Claiming there is no other life in the universe is like scooping up some water, looking at the cup and claiming there are no whales in the ocean.

Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.

Need a distraction today? Not only does 12 + 1 = 11 + 2, but the letters "twelve plus one" rearrange to give you "eleven plus two."

We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us.

The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.

Today, scientists sound the alarm on other environmental dangers. Vested interests still hire their own scientists to confuse the issue. But in the end, nature, will not be fooled.

If you're really successful at bullshitting, it means you're not hanging around enough people smarter than you.

We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.

Santa knows Physics: Of all colors, Red Light penetrates fog best. That's why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig.

The real core of this book is about the open secrets that can fester in a community until an outsider raises questions.

How do I have productive days with minimum drama? Simple

The event of creation did not take place so many eons ago, astronomically or biologically speaking. Creation is taking place every moment of our lives.

I wish I were either rich enough or poor enough to do a lot of things that are impossible in my present comfortable circumstances.

My dad used to call me 'the human pretzel' because I was able to bend my body, and because my legs are very long.

A man is worked on by what he works on.

It is the timber of poetry that wears most surely, and there is no timber that has not strong roots among the clay and worms.

To fully enjoy life, to derive its greatest meaning and beauty, one needs to enter into it with not only the look of involvement and happiness, but the spirit of involvement as well.

The future is always scary to those who cling to the past.

And Thou shalt never, but never be a bystander.