"We are the miracle of force and matter making itself over into imagination and will. Incredible. The Life Force experimenting with forms. You for one. Me for another. The Universe has shouted itself alive. We are one of the shouts."

"The best scientist is open to experience and begins with romance - the idea that anything is possible."

"My religion encompasses all religions. I believe in God, I believe in the universe. I believe you are god, I believe I am god I believe the earth is god and the universe is god. We're all god."

"I have total recall. I remember being born. I remember being in the womb, I remember being inside. Coming out was great."

"When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge."

"I'm still waiting to hit it big. But there was the moment when I didn't have to work at the restaurant anymore, which is the milestone for every actor. When your job is just to be an actor and not to have to do anything else."

"The environmental crisis is a global problem, and only global action will resolve it."

"Flexible working is not just for women with children. It is necessary at the other end of the scale. If people can move into part-time work, instead of retirement, then that will be a huge help. If people can fit their work around caring responsibilities for the elderly, the disabled, then again that's very positive."