Death is the ultimate disappointment

Expose every belief to the light of reason, discourse, facts, scientific observations; question everything, be sceptical because this is the only chance at life you will ever get.

Those who believe without reason cannot be convinced by reason.

Magicians are the most honest people in the world; they tell you they're gonna fool you, and then they do it.

Blind belief can be comforting, but it can easily cripple reason and productivity, and stop intellectual progress.

No matter how smart or well-educated you are, you can be deceived.

There is a distinct difference between having an open mind and having a hole in your head from which your brain leaks out.

Everyone who believes in telekinesis, raise my hand.

No amount of belief makes something a fact.

The only difference is that religion is much better organized and has been around much longer, but it's the same story with different characters and different costumes.

We owe it to our kids to inform them and train them how to think, not what to think.

Spring time is a time for new adventure.

Be careful -- with quotations, you can damn anything.

'Immortality is only for the gods,' he whispered. 'I wonder how they can stand it.'

Free haircuts are definitely a nice perk.

When people ask me about being portrayed onscreen by Leonardo DiCaprio, I always say, 'I love it - no matter how old I get, people are going to think that's what I look like.

A few drops of science will often disinfect an entire barrel full of ignorance and prejudice.

You invent things like algorithms to take care of some of the changes you want to make. The changes aren't detectable. There's all kinds of things happening as I play.

I'll walk through fire to do what I do because the movie business, when it's right, is the coolest art form ever invented.

Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.