A truly open mind means forcing our imaginations to conform to the evidence of reality, and not vice versa.

The lack of understanding of something is not evidence for God. It's evidence of a lack of understanding.

The purpose of education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome it.

I like to say that while antimatter may seem strange, it is strange in the sense that Belgians are strange. They are not really strange; it is just that one rarely meets them.

Without science, everything is a miracle.

As a scientist, I don't believe anything. Science shouldn't use the word belief. There are things more likely and less likely. Science can say nothing with absolute certainty.

[The writers of the holy books] did not even know the earth revolves around the sun. Why are we listening?

Forget Jesus. The stars died so that you could be here today.

Keeping religion immune from criticism is both unwarranted and dangerous.

Whatever the evolutionary basis of religion, the xenophobia it now generates is clearly maladaptive.

It is a shame when nonsense can substitute for fact with impunity.

Things that look impossible suddenly seem a lot better, once you get God on board.

I hope it won't come as a surprise to anyone that a big part of male homosexual behavior is interest in young boys.

History doesn't proceed in incremental little notches.

I would love to do something like 'Beverly Hills Cop'. I'd get to be funny and cool and heroic all in the same breath.

It is impossible for a Christian to be a relativist.

No one would have picked me out in high school and said, 'This guy is going to be in show business.' I don't have any of the talents you would normally associate with show business.

If life on Planet Earth was really supposed to be a picnic, we would all have been born clutching gingham tablecloths.

'Zolten' is a common Hungarian name, it's my wife's maiden name and most importantly, it's the name of Dracula's dog.

Laughter ispleasant, butthe exertion istoomuchfor me.

He who commands an Apollo flight will not command a second one