A sound-bite culture can't discuss science very well. Exactly what we're losing when we reduce biodiversity, the causes and consequences of global warming-these traumas can't be adequately summarized in an evening news wrap-up.

Come to think of it, just about every tool was shaped like either a weenie or a pistol, depending on your point of view.

We're animals. We're born like every other mammal and we live our whole lives around disguised animal thoughts.

...nothing momentous comes in this world unless it comes on the shoulders of kindness.

Pay attention to your passions. They are the key to starting and finishing the book you are meant to write. I don't believe in talent. I believe in passion.

Science doesn't tell us what we should do. It only tells us what is.

I had decided early on that if I couldn’t dress elegant, I’d dress memorable.