I am not afraid of the possibility of finding intelligent life in the universe, I am afraid of the possibility of them finding us

It's not perfection that makes you beautiful, It's your imperfections

What separates man from animal is not the things we build or the ideas we stand behind. Its our ability to kill from a distance that makes us different

The scariest thing about death is not dying, it's the uncertainty of what happens after

Peace is nothing but the confusion between two wars

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.", May 16, 1767)

Enlightenment is living in the light of cosmic collaboration.

When everything is lonely I can be my best friend.

In 50 years, no one will care about the fiscal cliff or the Euro crisis. They'll just ask, "So the Arctic melted, and then what did you do?"

The only people who use them [so-called assault weapons] are mass murderers.

It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your life.

Only when we try to love God will we see our utter inability to do so. And only when we understand that inability, will we begin to be in awe of His great love toward us.

Education opens the door to everything in terms of having a career and an impact on society and not being a slave to your job, really.

My wife has always supported me in my career, even when there were times when it was more sensible to get a job. It has been her confidence in me that has helped enormously.

Strange, (is it not?) that battles, martyrs, blood, even assassination should so condense - perhaps only really lastingly condense - a Nationality.