The future belongs to those who understand that doing more with less is compassionate, prosperous, and enduring.
Black holes are not just destructive monsters; they play a crucial role in shaping galaxies.
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.
In a way, if you like, at one end of the spectrum of sympathy, you've got the tabloid newspaper. At the other end of the spectrum, you've got tragedy and tragic art. And I suppose I'm arguing that we should learn a little bit about what's happening in tragic art. It would be insane to call Hamlet a loser. He is not a loser, though he has lost. And I think that is the message of tragedy to us, and why it's so very, very important, I think.