I understand the power of this kind of an institution to improve the quality of life for people. I've worked read more

I understand the power of this kind of an institution to improve the quality of life for people. I've worked in nonprofit, humanities-oriented projects all of my life. For me personally, the opportunity to support people's ideas is critical.

You can't counteract whatever teams are doing. We were always worried at one point about what Detroit was doing, and read more

You can't counteract whatever teams are doing. We were always worried at one point about what Detroit was doing, and we haven't played them in nine years [in the postseason]. So it's really irrelevant, I think.

We didn't wake up in August 2003 and decide to be on the next ballot. This took many efforts at read more

We didn't wake up in August 2003 and decide to be on the next ballot. This took many efforts at financing and planning this building.

Before, for me, peace could have been synonymous with boredom.

Before, for me, peace could have been synonymous with boredom.

Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall read more

Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall no longer cast a shadow in the sun. For if he dies without a question in his heart, what excuse is there for his continuance? - The Colby Essays.

I mean, they censor your work when they're scared of it.

I mean, they censor your work when they're scared of it.

It has been absolutely wonderful, really uplifting. In an odd way, the fire sent a message to our company about read more

It has been absolutely wonderful, really uplifting. In an odd way, the fire sent a message to our company about getting better organized and getting things under better control, in one place. But the generosity we've encountered has allowed us to bounce back quickly. We're ready for a new season.

They gave me their name, which was fake.

They gave me their name, which was fake.

I have always believed that astrophysics should be the extrapolation of laboratory physics, that we must begin from the present read more

I have always believed that astrophysics should be the extrapolation of laboratory physics, that we must begin from the present universe and work our way backward to progressively more remote and uncertain epochs.