Quotes about "Science & Discovery"

There was a time when the government cut off funding to SETI, basically, and I thought it was something that should continue, and it was a very interesting scientific question. ”

Anybody doing philanthropy has to find something that appeals to them from their own personal background or from intellectual curiosity. ”

I was brought up to express myself only when asked to express myself, and then to do so in a way that's pleasing to hear. But I've always had a need to make my presence known. I was just sort of born that way, I guess. It's my natural tendency. ”

The word diva to me means doing something supernatural with something natural. ”

There's just a natural instinct to want to be great, I think. ”

People see the speed; people see the innovation, the relentless innovation, and that's what Google is about. ”

The first interviews I gave were entirely unpleasant. You have people trying to trip you up with impolite questions that have nothing to do with the books. It's simply vulgar curiosity, and I won't have it. ”

We know that flat and non-hierarchical systems use information best. I've tried to do that with my own company because it works better that way. And society at large will work better as well if we can get rid of these old institutions and hierarchies. New innovations like the block chain can make this possible. ”

It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death. ”

We have a psychologist at Chelsea who goes around seeing the loan players. He said every top, top player has a dark side. So someone like Diego Costa sometimes oversteps the mark. But you can see he plays on the edge. He said I had to develop that. It's not natural for me to be like that. ”