God gives every animal the means of saving its life-why object if he gives astrology to the astronomer?

I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses.

Science is the process of thinking God's thoughts after Him.

Where there is matter, there is geometry.

Why are things as they are and not otherwise?

Geometry is the archetype of the beauty of the world.

Once miracles are admitted, every scientific explanation is out of the question.

I had the intention of becoming a theologian...but now I see how God is, by my endeavors, also glorified in astronomy, for 'the heavens declare the glory of God.'

Since we astronomers are priests of the highest God in regard to the book of nature, it befits us to be thoughtful, not of the glory of our minds, but rather, above all else, of the glory of God.

Truth is the daughter of time, and I feel no shame in being her midwife.

My greatest desire is that I may perceive the God whom I find everywhere in the external world, in like manner also within and inside myself.

No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities..

Why do we need time travel? All the answers come down to one. To elude death.

We often attribute 'understanding' and other cognitive predicates by metaphor and analogy to cars, adding machines, and other artifacts, but nothing is proved by such attributions.

Even if all the clocks in the station break down, thought Hugo, time won't stop. Not even if you really want it to. Like now.

If you produce one book, you will have done something wonderful in your life.

Just follow me and run like your life depends on it. Because it does.

Creative ideas flourish best in a shop which preserves some spirit of fun. Nobody is in business for fun, but that does not mean there cannot be fun in business.

Almost every dot-com idea from 1999 that failed will succeed.

Our goal is to give all Americans front-door access to the truth.

The greatest gift you can give anyone is your undivided attention.