18th century scientists, the French in particular, seldom did things simply if an absurdly demanding alternative was available.

After years of patient study (and with cricket there can be no other kind), I have decided that there is nothing wrong with the game that the introduction of golf carts wouldn't fix in a hurry.

Yes, U.S. travelers dress better. The British are always so conspicuous in hot climates. They don't seem to wear shorts. American men seem to be comfortable wearing hot-weather clothing.

Houses aren't refuges from history. They are where history ends up.

Human beings would split the atom and invent television, nylon, and instant coffee before they could figure out the age of their own planet.

Protons give an atom its identity, electrons its personality.

My first rule of consumerism is never to buy anything you can't make your children carry.