The queen of virtues is the recognition of one's own flaws.

If you're right, and nobody really cares what's out there, I wonder whether we're even worth saving.

We could never know who we truly were until we heard the whispers of the stars.

Technological civilizations don't last long. You're all right until you get a printing press. Then a race starts between technology and common sense. And maybe technology always wins.

Man has always seen himself the peak of creation. The part of the universe that thinks. The purpose for it all. It's no doubt a gratifying view, but the universe may have a different opinion.

Courage is perhaps our most admirable trait. The man, or woman, who possesses it is able to plunge ahead, despite dangers, despite warnings, despite hazards of all kinds, to attack the task at hand. Often, it is indistinguishable from stupidity.

The secret to a successful career in virtually any field is good public relations. Forget results. Forget the facts. Perception is all that matters.