In the forefront of science, there is not much difference between religion and science. People harbor beliefs. That's what happens when people believe something religiously.

My childhood dream was to study mechanical engineering. After reading 'The Mysterious Island' - which I read 25 times as a boy - I thought that was the best thing a person could do. The engineer in the book knows mechanics and physics, and he creates a whole way of life on the island out of nothing. I wanted to be like that.

I always say that people are like peanut shells on the ocean: the waves will take them everywhere.

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