The People In Hollywood Are Fabulously Stupid.

The Notion That The Natural World Obeys Its Own Rules And Doesn't Give A Damn About Your Expectations Comes As A Massive Shock. But The Natural World Is Not So Malleable. On The Contrary, It Will Demand That You Adapt To It - And If You Don't, You Die.

It's Hard To Decide Who's Truly Brilliant; It's Easier To See Who's Driven, Which In The Long Run May Be More Important.

Although Knowledge Of How Things Work Is Sufficient To Allow Manipulation Of Nature, What Humans Really Want To Know Is Why Things Work. Children Don't Ask How The Sky Is Blue. They Ask Why The Sky Is Blue.

I Hadn't Traveled With The Intention Of Learning About Anything Except Myself. And The Real Point Of All This Travel Was Not What I Had Come To Believe Or Disbelieve About The Wider World, But What I Had Learned About Myself.

This Fascination With Computer Models Is Something I Understand Very Well. Richard Feynmann Called It A Disease. I Fear He Is Right.