"Events at home, at work, in the street – these are the bases for a story." ― Naguib Mahfouz Topic(s): Science More From Naguib Mahfouz "At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic." "We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social classes in Egypt, and we must change the way things were." "Today’s interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization." More In Science "Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science."― Edwin Powell Hubble "We’ve heard from many teachers that they used episodes of Star Trek and concepts of Star Trek in their science classrooms in order to engage the students."― Patrick Stewart "I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists."― Jacques Yves Cousteau