I considered going into business or becoming a lawyer - not for the money, but for the thrill of problem-solving.

You can be only a modest distance away from the gravity brane, and gravity will be incredibly weak.

When people try to use religion to address the natural world, science pushes back on it, and religion has to accommodate the results. Beliefs can be permanent, but beliefs can also be flexible. Personally, if I find out my belief is wrong, I change my mind. I think that's a good way to live.

We should figure out how to do this so that some parents don't feel disenfranchised, angry and upset. It says a lot about the state of where we are in the city, the role of parents and the reality of small school and combining schools.

Our hypotheses are initially rooted in theoretical consistency and elegance, but...ultimatel y it is experiment not rigid belief that determines what is correct.

We certainly don't yet know all the answers. But the universe is about to be pried open.

When I was in school I liked math because all the problems had answers. Everything else seemed very subjective.