I've noticed that even people who believe in fate look both ways before crossing the street.

Half the battle is just showing up.

thus, in a sense, we are all doomed. even if we stay away from black holes

I think [contacting an alien civilization] would be a disaster. The extraterrestrials would probably be far in advance of us. The history of advanced races meeting more primitive people on this planet is not very happy, and they were the same species. I think we should keep our heads low.

It's the gravity that shapes the large scale structure of the universe, even though it is the weakest of four categories of forces

We waste time, so you don't have to.

So next time someone complains that you have made a mistake, tell him that may be a good thing. Because without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.