There is the odd exception, like Albert Einstein, but as a breed, scientists tend not be very good at presenting themselves.

The English invented cricket to make other human endeavors look interesting.

The food is excellent. The beer is cold. The sun nearly always shines. There is coffee on every corner. Life doesn’t get much better than this.

Columbus real achievement was managing to cross the ocean successfully in both directions. Though an accomplished enough mariner, he was not terribly good at a great deal else, especially geography, the skill that would seem most vital in an explorer.

I love the feeling of being anonymous in a city I've never been before.

Romans park their cars the way I would park if I had just spilled a beaker of hydrochloric acid on my lap.

I love everything about motels. I can't help myself. I still get excited every time I slip a key into a motel room door and fling it open.