If we find the answer to why the universe exists, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason – for then we would know the mind of God.
In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.
You can't change the people around you, but you can change the people you choose to be around.
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
Opera is a way of living life to the fullest, a way of expressing emotions that cannot be expressed in any other way.