It is a curious feature of our existance that we come from a planet that is very good at promoting life but even better at extinguishing it.

Physicists are atoms' way of thinking about atoms.

I can't fix the world. If you want to make a difference in life, you have to direct your energies in a focused way.

Before, prior to. There is no difference between these two except length and a certain affectedness on the part of 'prior to.' To paraphrase Bernstein, if you would use 'posterior to' instead of 'after,' then by all means use 'prior to' instead of 'before.

I don't know whether I'm misanthropic. It seems to me I'm constantly disappointed. I'm very easily disappointed.

America is a very seductive place in terms of lifestyle and comfort, but it wasn't for me.

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.