“Brian has compared presenting The World at One to high diving into an empty pool, and hoping it will be filled before you reach the bottom.”

“The other thing that's different about the real world [compared to high school] is that it's much larger. In a large enough pool, even the smallest minorities can achieve a critical mass if they clump together.”

“The wine glasses are empty except for that one undrinkable red spot at the bottom.”

“All the possessions in the world cannot fill an empty heart with love.”

“Vending machines are a big part of my life. I like when you reach into the vending machine to grab your candy bar and that flap goes up to block you from reaching up. That's a good invention. Before then it was hard times for the vending machine owners, "What candy bar are you getting?", "That one… and every one on the bottom row!"”

“This world has suns, but they are overcast;
This world has sweets, but they're of ling'ring bloom;
Life still expects, and empty falls at last;
Warm Hope on tiptoe drops into the tomb.”

“Fill the brain with high thoughts, highest ideals, place them day and night before you, and out of that will come great work.”

“A world with no place for God is dark, empty without hope.”

“When a glass sits on a table here, people don't wonder if it's half filled or half empty. They just hope it's good beer.”

“To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level.”