Alan Lightman Quotes

All writers have roots they draw from - travel, work, family. My roots are in science and it is fertile ground for fiction.

Alan Lightman

Quotes to Explore

Nothing is over and done with. Nothing. Not even your malice.

Jack Henry Abbott
- Done
- Nothing
- Over
I grew up on Avenue C, and Tompkins Square Park was my park. That was where I played ball every day. I lived in that park.

Ramon Rodriguez
- Up
- Day
- Everyday
It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking, 'How is this guy going to take what I do and make it work in this movie?'

J. B. Smoove
- Work
- Great
- Thinking
On a large scale, people aren't going to cut back how much they use. That's a pipe dream. If anything, as the developing world gets richer, the world's going to consume more - more cars, bigger homes, more energy, more water, more food.

Ramez Naam
- People
- World
- Dream
There's nothing unnatural in creation.

Wadada Leo Smith
Two hundred years ago, our precursors in Haiti struck a blow for freedom, which was heard around the world, and across centuries.

Baldwin Spencer
- World
- Freedom
- Years