I always had the sense of being in the spotlight, being on stage, being looked at.
If one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically derived quantity.
Nothing is less predictable than the development of an active scientific field.
Don't wait for extraordinary circumstance to do good; try to use ordinary situations.
Only fools, liars, and charlatans predict earthquakes
I have a sense of humor; but over the years that sense has developed one blind spot. I can no longer laugh at ignorance or stupidity. Those are our chief enemies, and it is dangerous to make fun of them.
The rose does not bloom without thorns. True, but would that the thorns did not outlive the rose.
It is imperative that young white men and women study the black American history. It is imperative that blacks and whites study the Asian American history.
Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push back the bolt, unhook the two locks and shut off the burglar alarm, it's too late.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled, is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
I am an atheist, and if an atheist and a pope think the same things, there must be something true. There must be some human truth that is beyond religion.