People who believe they are ignorant of nothing have neither looked for, nor stumbled upon, the boundary between what is known and unknown in the universe.

The Universe was opaque until 380.000 years after the Big Bang.

The good thing about the laws of physics is that they require no law enforcement agencies to maintain them

We are stardust brought to life, then empowered by the universe to figure itself out—and we have only just begun.

If you got on your knees to give thanks for the undeserved kindness and mercy in your life, you would be shocked by how rich you truly are.

One can't teach a cat not to catch birds

People are hurting out there, perhaps they are ready to start a conversation about whether an AR-15 belongs in the hands of a citizen, whether a citizen should be able 6,000 rounds on the internet.

Political debate is of no interest to me. What I want are practical solutions.

There's a responsibility as a musician to do the music that you want to hear.

Faith in the face of disappointment is only enhanced by laughter in the face of pain.

I'm 82 years old, wherever I go everybody knows me, but here's why... I'm a merchandiser, I'm not just a writer, I stay in every avenue you can think of.

I'm awkward at these things. Just being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Karate Kid was a real surprise and I was a little uncomfortable.

But I have long thought that if you knew a column of advertisements by heart, you could achieve unexpected felicities with them. You can get a happy quotation anywhere if you have the eye.

There are a lot of things that dancers can do that actors cannot and actors can do that dancers cannot.