The truth is that civilization does not protect us from wild animals. It attempts, however imperfectly, to protect us from ourselves. - Michael Crichton

Animals die, friends die, and I shall die, but one thing never dies, and that is the reputation we leave behind at our death.

"But in theory…"
"When we are dealing with history, theories are worthless," Doniger said with a contemptuous wave. "A theory is only valuable if it has the ability to predict future outcomes. But history is the record of human action—and no theory can predict human action."

Science is the most exciting and sustained enterprise of discovery in the history of our species. It is the great adventure of our time. We live today in an era of discovery that far outshadows the discoveries of the New World five hundred years ago.