Both the Freudian and the Platonic metaphors emphasize the considerable independence of and tension among the constituent parts of the psyche, a point that characterizes the human condition.

If you want to make a [rhubarb] pie from scratch, first you have to create the universe.

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.

All of the rocky and metallic material we stand on, the iron in our blood, the calcium in our teeth, the carbon in our genes were produced billions of years ago in the interior of a red giant star. We are made of star stuff.

You have to know the past to understand the present.

In our time, we have sifted the sands of Mars, we have established a presence there, we have fulfilled a century of dreams!

The fact is that far more crime and child abuse has been committed by zealots in the name of God, Jesus and Mohammed than has ever been committed in the name of Satan. Many people don’t like that statement, but few can argue with it.