Explore Quotes by Brian Andreas

There really is only one story that you need to tell as a scientist or a technologist. It's Prometheus stealing fire. That's it. That's what we do as scientists or technologists.

There is nothing more I ask of this life than this moment, exactly so. And suddenly forever seems like too short a time.

In those days, we finally chose to walk like giants _x000D_ and hold the world in arms grown strong with love _x000D_ And there may be many things we forget in the days to come, _x000D_ But this will not be one of them.

My grandma used to plant tomato seedlings in tin cans from tomato sauce & puree & crushed tomatoes she got from the Italian restaurant by her house, but she always soaked the labels off first. I don't want them to be anxious about the future, she said. It's not healthy.

If you hold on to the handle, it's easier to maintain the illusion of control. But it's more fun if you just let the wind carry you.

If you're talking to a child, you're going, 'This is the wonder of science and here's why I'm so fascinated by it.'

I sometimes wake in the early morning & listen to the soft breathing of my children & I think to myself, this is one thing I will never regret & I carry that quiet with me all day long.

Falling into Place: _x000D_ deciding everything is falling into place perfectly as long as you don't get too picky about what you mean by place. Or perfectly.

I like geography best, he said, because your mountains & rivers know the secret. Pay no attention to boundaries.

The most important thing you leave behind is the stuff that turns into treasures when children find it

The clock is a conspiracy & a crime against humanity_x000D_and I would not own one_x000D_except I miss appointments without it.

The first time her laughter unfurled its wings in the wind, we knew that the world would never be the same

Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life.

There are things you do because they feel right and they may make no sense and they may make no money and it may be the real reason we are here: to love each other and to eat each other's cooking and say it was good.

There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter & noise.

Everything changed the day she figured out there was exactly enough time for the important things in her life.

He loved her for almost everything she was & she decided that was enough to let him stay for a very long time.

Wanting him to come back before anyone notices part of the world has not moved since he left.

If you're right & I'm not, I'm going to be hell to live with, she said. So, you better think about that next time you want to be right.

There came a moment in the middle of the song when he suddenly felt every heartbeat in the room & after that he never forgot that he was part of something much bigger

Wrapped around my son with only the knowledge of the words of the world & a quiet remembrance of watching before this all began.