Geological age plays the same part in our views of the duration of the universe as the Earth's orbital radius does in our views of the immensity of space.
“I have all the patience in the world about Sirens. For me it's not a Grateful Dead project, it's a Me project.”
“When I give a lecture, I accept that people look at their watches, but what I do not tolerate is when they look at it and raise it to their ear to find out if it stopped.”