For graduate school I ended up going to the University of Iowa, which is, of course, the best graduate writing program in the country.
single universe, many planets,many continents, and many countries, my country Nigeria will never be like others.
Thinking about the universe has now been handed over to specialists. The rest of us merely read about it.
I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers.
Most gravity has no known origin. Is it some exotic particle? Nobody knows. Is dark energy responsible for expansion of the universe? Nobody knows.
The most telling and profound way of describing the evolution of the universe would undoubtedly be to trace the evolution of love.
If you think this Universe is bad, you should see some of the others.
We must not reduce the bosom of the universal church to a nest protecting our mediocrity.
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.
But it's a very universal story and the thing is I was reluctant to answer that question because I don't want people latching on to a particular stereotype.
If Mr. Einstein doesn't like the natural laws of the universe, let him go back to where he came from.
Among many other reforms, Australians pioneered the secret ballot and universal suffrage.
I went to study at Oxford University in the 1980s on an imperial scholarship instituted by Cecil Rhodes.
There is only one justification for universities, as distinguished from trade schools. They must be centers of criticism.
My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.
It is not wise to think of people as either friends or enemies as if you were the center of the universe; many are not aware of your existance!
Gratitude also opens your eyes to the limitless potential of the universe, while dissatisfaction closes your eyes to it.
Three-fourths of the universe is hydrogen, and oxygen is incredibly abundant, too. So H2O is something you can find nearly everywhere.
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
Just as heart is a fountain of unspoken words, the universe is a womb of wonder weird worlds.
Surely man was not created to be an idle fellow; he was not set in this universal orchard to stand still as a tree.
