I'm tired of ignorance held up as inspiration, where vicious anti-intellectualism is considered a positive trait, and where uninformed opinion is displayed as fact.

Pseudoscience is like a virus. At low levels, it's no big deal, but when it reaches a certain threshold it becomes sickening.

Teach a man to reason and he will think for a lifetime.

The difference between the dinosaurs and us is that we have a space program and we can vote...

However, science isn't just about showing when you're right; it's also about showing when you're wrong.

The Universe is cool enough without making up crap about it.

Humanity and life are reflected in the stars, and the Universe itself is poetry.

Other job markets may lay claim to the title, but astronomy is actually the world's oldest profession.

I still hear some people say that science takes the wonder out of life. Those people are utterly wrong. Science takes us to the wonder

I'm tired of ignorance held up as inspiration.

Just like people, stars can be important without being terribly bright.

Bravery is an amazing and aggressive teacher. Its gives me the energy to dive into life, recover from disappointment, and mentally escape whatever locked door holds me in.

Depressed people do things they wouldn't ordinarily do.

Without class differences, England would cease to be the living theatre it is.

Figuring the average poet starts at 16, I am 23.

Step up or step aside.

He shouldn't have resigned over that game. It was not a bad performance; in fact it was quite a good one for England. I would not have resigned under those circumstances.

I have patience in all things - as far as the antechamber.

Sin is never less quiet than when it seems to be most quiet.

You can kill a man with those words. No gun. No bullets. Just words and a girl.

America is new to instrumental dance tracks on the radio, we were all so surprised "Animals" did so well on the radio.