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“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.”
Source : "Do Aliens Exist in the Milky Way". PBS, September 12, 2014.
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“If I had to choose criteria, for me, it's about first the director. I want to be a part of something that's good and intellectually challenging. After the director it's the character and the story. That's the deal for me.”
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“Everyone thinks I'm crazy, you know, because I can't tell them the truth; which is, that I'm driven crazy by all these thoughts, all these heads.”
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“Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.”
Source : Dave Barry (1998). “Dave Barry Turns 50”, Crown
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“Speak of the Gods as they are.”
Source : "The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers" by Diogenes Laërtius, translated by Charles Duke Yonge, c. 230.
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“The perfect Christmas tree? All Christmas trees are perfect!"”
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“Jesse has a new dog. You may have noticed that his former pets have been peculiarly unfortunate. When this dog dies every employee in the White House will be at once discharged.”
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“If loyalty is, and always has been, perceived as obsolete, why do we continue to praise it? Because loyalty is essential to the most basic things that make life livable. Without loyalty there can be no love. Without loyalty there can be no family. Without loyalty there can be no friendship. Without loyalty there can be no commitment to community or country. And without those things, there can be no society.”
Source : Eric Felten (2011). “Loyalty: The Vexing Virtue”, p.11, Simon and Schuster
