“The factor most ignored in discussing interstellar flight is the kinet...” — Barney Oliver Quote

“The factor most ignored in discussing interstellar flight is the kinetic energy that must be invested in the ship to make its tons of matter move at a substantial fraction of the speed of light.”

“Years of science fiction have produced a mindset that it is human destiny to expand from Earth, to the Moon, to Mars, to the stars.”

“Antimatter is not a source of energy for us, it's a method of storing energy, compact but inefficient.”

“Above all, I would not expect a wise race, at great expense, to set loose an army of self-replicating robots.”

“It would be a pity if, frustrated by the price of travel, we elected to become a society that never made contact, that never gave SETI a fair chance.”

“The sun and its retinue of planets drift as a group through the vast gulfs of space that separate the stars.”

“I am not comfortable discussing politics publicly; I am very comfortable talking about my friendships with people who happen to be in politics.”

“I can't think of any mother who would think twice about discussing the changes that happen to their body during pregnancy. But on top of this, we need to reach a point where they're comfortable talking about what might happen to their mind.”

“When you have a script, and you're discussing what it can be, and who going to play what role, that's a kind of like a fantasy football game. You can imagine these different dream teams interpreting these characters that only exist in your head.”

“I don't really like Phil Robertson and I think his opinion about gay marriage is stupid. But in a country where we want an honest conversation, we have to realize that part of the honest conversation is hearing things we don't like and discussing them.”

“We often run the risk, when discussing women empowerment, to think that this is about women talking about women with other women, but this is not the point.”