It turns out all molecular and biological systems have speeds of the atoms move inside them; the fastest possible speeds are determined by their molecular vibrations, and this speed is about a kilometre per second.
I don't really care about capitalizing on momentum.
A constitutional monarchy requires the monarch to be above politics but to be fully informed about politics.
Monetary policy cannot do much about long-run growth, all we can try to do is to try to smooth out periods where the economy is depressed because of lack of demand.
Sir Terry Pratchett - he was knighted in 2009, and on him it looked earned rather than entitled - wrote about dragons, wizards, turtles, witches, time-travelling monks, and suitcases with legs.
I have a lot of skepticism about marriage and monogamy.
It's interesting that people throughout the existence of the web have been concerned about monopolies.
I was introduced to the world of modern food production in the mid-1990s, while researching an article about California's strawberry industry for the 'Atlantic Monthly.'
When we talk about self-confrontations, we are speaking about moral issues rather than social issues.
I'm possibly a very morbid person but I think about death a lot.
I was so naive I didn't even know about agents. I telephoned the William Morris agency and asked to speak to Mr. Morris. I expected Bill Morris to be waiting for my call.
I met Mos Def around that time but I didn't hook up with him until I was about 17 or 18.
If a mosquito has a soul, it is mostly evil. So I don't have too many qualms about putting a mosquito out of its misery. I'm a little more respectful of ants.
The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted.
The thing is that I've known the guys from Motley Crue longer than just about everybody.
I have been off the motorcycles for about 20 years now, but that doesn't mean I can't still do it.
One thing I can say about the Motown acts is that we were a family. That's not a myth.
What I love about Kanye is that he doesn't fit the mould either. He does what he feels.
I don't know a lot about mountaineering. I once went walking in the Lake District with the legendary climber Chris Bonington and had to have emergency physio afterwards to regain sensation in my thighs.
I have no self-centeredness or ego about being a movie star.
