I like the stars. It's the illusion of permanence, I think. I mean, they're always flaring up and caving in and going out. But from here, I can pretend...I can pretend that things last. I can pretend that lives last longer than moments. Gods come, and gods go. Mortals flicker and flash and fade. Worlds don't last; and stars and galaxies are transient, fleeting things that twinkle like fireflies and vanish into cold and dust. But I can pretend.

The most widespread form of inequality in the world today is not that between rich and poor, but that between men and women.

Internationalization is not a choice but an inevitability; we must have a global perspective.

We need to find ways to make energy storage more efficient and sustainable.