Odd how often blood is shed to obtain freedom from those in power. Oppressors must be the most insecure people in the world.

Pop culture is the scaffold we all carry around with us.

If we're going to affect policy, or affect attitudes, for me, the adults have always been the target population.

Typically, when you look for role models, you want someone who has your interests and came from the same background. Well, look how restricting that is. What people should do is take role models a la carte. If there's someone whose character you appreciated, you respect that trait.

Not only do we live among the stars, the stars live within us.

What scientists want next is a thorough comparison of what we and exosolar planets and vagabonds look like. Only in this way will we know whether our home life is normal or whether we live in a dysfunctional solar family.

People think about life from day-to-day rather than thinking about life as something that invents a new kind of tomorrow.