I think we all want to know where we came from and how we fit into the world, but some of us need to know how it all works in great detail.

With something like Chernobyl, the public reaction was Oh, my God, science has really done wrong.

There is no doubt that a parallel exists between the big bang as an event and the Christian notion of creation from nothing.

The big bang, the most cataclysmic event we can imagine, on closer inspection appears finely orchestrated.

But every day I go to work I'm making a bet that the universe is simple, symmetric, and aesthetically pleasing — a universe that we humans, with our limited perspective, will someday understand.

Both my parents instilled an interest in science and mathematics.

I played football and ran track in junior high, but by high school I was getting serious about my studies.

My name is George Smoot III, and I AM smarter than a fifth-grader.

But every day I go to work I'm making a bet that the universe is simple, symmetric, and aesthetically pleasing—a universe that we humans, with our limited perspective, will someday understand.

The discovery and investigation of life on other planets is likely to change many of our ideas about how life arose on the Earth and even what is life and its natural development.

It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.

I like actors - I used to be one.

For me, I think the harder the shoot, the more I feel like I'm enjoying myself.

I've always been a player and a person who wanted to be the best at whatever he did.

People have misconceptions about Marilyn Manson, of course, but they can think what they want.

Beauty is Nature's coin, must not be hoarded, But must be current, and the good thereof Consists in mutual and partaken bliss.

And I want you to know that I have had the greatest support from President Bateman. I could coach as long as I want to and never felt any pressure to reach a decision.

After Ive sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement sand again, this revision phase can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months.

I think if I'm ever asked to recall what Year 12 was all about, I'll remember it as one big cappuccino experience.

To Him I owe my life and breath, And all the joys I have; He makes me triumph over death, And saves me from the grave.