The difference between good and great is the extra effort.
The search for understanding the universe is a journey that never ends.
The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.
I'm an occasional drinker, the kind of guy who goes out for a beer and wakes up in Singapore with a full beard.