Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.
What could an entirely rational being speak of with another entirely rational being?
I am heartened to find so much wit in you, that you’d give thought to consequences and choose your way with reason, not passion only.
What counts now are the value-less facts, the material and the rational. All else is regarded with condescension as being of only sentimental value.
For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.
I think we judge talent wrong. What do we see as talent? I think I have made the same mistake myself. Things like determination, courage, discipline, temperament, these are also talent.
It’s interesting that these themes of crime and political corruption are always relevant.
Never memorize something that you can look up.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial and government or military pressures.