Has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science? . . . No other human institution comes close.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.

I don't want to believe. I want to know.

The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.

The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.

For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.

You have to know the past to understand the present.

The truth that is suppressed by friends is the readiest weapon of the enemy.

Human nature is the same in all professions.

The worlds high on doing and distracting and as result we need to keep doing and it doesn’t really matter what we are doing, as long as it is distracting.

I used to think how dangerous the world would have been if these ants were the size of dogs. They would have cut the humans in two halves just by a single strike of their flippers.

What I particularly like about Broadway is the camaraderie and the friendship of other people in other shows. Everybody knows you're opening and cares about you. There's a real village atmosphere.

Some love is just a lie of the heart, the cold remains of what began with a passionate heart.

I'd really love to make something that doesn't involve my stupid face.

A great soul is called Saragrahi that means one who is always looking for the essence of every situation that comes before us.

I'm a fan of meeting readers face to face, at reader events, where we're able to sit down and take some time to talk.

In a perfect world, we would not keep animals for our benefit, including pets.