No matter how old we become, we can still call them 'Holy Mother' and 'Father' and put a child-like trust in them.

It is interesting that amongst children of preschool age, the more intelligent ones tend to sleep less than the dull ones. After the age of seven this relationship is reversed, the more intelligent schoolchildren sleeping more than the dull ones.

We never stop investigating. We are never satisfied that we know enough to get by. Every question we answer leads on to another question. This has become the greatest survival trick of our species.

Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death.

Biologically speaking, if something bites you it's more likely to be female.

We may prefer to think of ourselves as fallen angels, but in reality we are rising apes.

The roots of our Soccer Tribe lie deep in our primeval past.