For many, to live in a universe that may have no purpose, and no creator, is unthinkable.

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.

I think all women should be able to make it on their own, ” Frankie said. “It’s not about needing a manor not — it just means she knows she can do whatever she sets out to do.

Grief shared was grief lessened.

Like other corrupt people, he would never realize that his punishment was in missing out on what he didn’t know he could have.

Life is enriched by difficulty; love is made more acute when it requires exertion.

Life is a song to me.

I never regarded my pictures as very much to be proud of, except in this, the craft, the style.

As you focus on calming your breathing, your anxiety will quickly reduce and you will start to think clearly again. This is especially important if you feel a panic attack coming on.

If the authors and custodians of history turn out to have an attractive image, it is only reasonable to look beyond and ask whether the image they construct is accurate.

We don't have a lot of power in the world, right? We can only control so many things. It allows you to curate your own emotional and artistic intake of life.

There is nothing more dangerous than a person with only one right answer.