I rather stumbled into philosophy. When I began my undergraduate career at Cambridge, I studied mathematics.

It's a very bad idea for scientific conclusions to be accepted because they fit with the political values of a group of researchers.

I believe that the arts make indispensable contributions to our understanding.

I'm very suspicious of the idea of a "final theory" in natural science, and the thought of a complete system of ethical rules seems even more dubious.

Philosophers ought to aspire to know lots of different things and to forge useful synthetic perspectives.

It may be hyperbolic to declare that Shakespeare teaches us more about being human than all the natural scientists combined.

The "little theme" from Vinteuil, heard by Swann as emblematic of his love for Odette, remains a point of reference for him, as the character of that love changes and as the love eventually fades.

Science literacy consists in the ability and the desire to follow reports of new scientific advances, throughout your whole life.

The theory of evolution explains to us what our ancestry has been. It does not explain away our worth. Why should we be afraid to learn more about what we are?

In ethics, we don't make progress by discovering pre-existent truths; we do so by solving problems.

The point of philosophy, as I see it, is to change thinking, and thereby to change the conversation.

If you ignore what a man desires, and you deny the very source of his power.

One always begins to forgive a place as soon as it's left behind.

Computers in classrooms are the filmstrips of the 1990s.

Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.

Do what your inner soul tells you to do, regardless of any money or success it will bring you.

You must be afraid, my son. That is how one becomes an honest citizen.

I like chocolate because it's chocolatey!

One can abandon one's personal legend for a time, as long as one does not forget about it entirely and returns to it as soon as possible.

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge.

When I'm in the classical world, I really treat it as exactly classical and I don't try and spruce it up or jazz it up or make it easier for the masses.