Science for the Citizen is ... also written for the large and growing number of adolescents, who realize that they will be the first victims of the new destructive powers of science misapplied.

There has been no more revolutionary contribution than the one which the Hindus (Indians) made when they invented ZERO.

There is nothing particularly scientific about excessive caution. Science thrives on daring generalizations.

Mathematics is the language of size.

But if love can be funny and capricious, it can also be strong enough to seem like a sign of insanity.

Gomst's mouth framed a 'no', but every other muscle in him said 'yes'. You'd think priests would be better liars, what with their jobs and all.

My life is better with every year of living it.

Choosing an agent is like picking a college. They give you a pitch, you hear what they've got to say, you hear what they're going to do for you. Ultimately it's a good gut reaction.

To create is always to learn, to begin over, to begin at zero.

An evil deed is better left undone, for a man repents of it afterwards; a good deed is better done, for having done it, one does not repent.

Any film is at least better than real life.

Anybody's position on an issue, anything they've said about an issue, and any way they've voted on an issue is fair game. You have every right to question that and go after it aggressively.

Natural movement is the shortest way to an effective result. Like the way the water runs, it always finds the right way.

When you encourage others, you, in the process, are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference.