I feel like it's important to use this gift God gave me, my life and my career to do something to make the world a better place. It's an easy thing for me to do.
The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.
Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.
The worst-tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong.
If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.
Money is the only substance which can keep a cold world from nicknaming a citizen Hey, you
The first hundred years are the hardest.
I could be wrong. Not being certain is what being a philosopher is all about.
There is a point of view among astronomical researchers that is generally referred to as the Principle of Mediocrity. . . . If the Sun and its retinue of worlds is only one system among many, then many other systems will be like ours: home to life. Indeed, to the extent that this is true, we should be prepared for the possibility that, even in the Milky Way galaxy, billions of planets may be carpeted by the dirty, nasty business known as life.
Hoarding knowledge ultimately erodes your power. If you know something important, the way to get power is by sharing it.
Nothing wilts faster than laurels that have been rested upon.