I trained initially as a physical chemist, and then, after becoming interested in biology, I went to medical school and learned how to be a physician. So, I'm a physician scientist.

The God of the Bible is also the God of the genome. He can be worshipped in the cathedral or in the laboratory. His creation is majestic, awesome, intricate, and beautiful.

God is most certainly not threatened by science; He made it all possible.

Evolution, as a mechanism, can be and must be true. But that says nothing about the nature of its author. For those who believe in God, there are reasons now to be more in awe, not less.

By committing the scientific method to religious claims you're committing a logical fallacy

I think God appreciates that we appreciate his creation.

I believe in the literal rising of the body of Christ. It's the cornerstone of my Christian faith.

Faith is not the opposite of reason. Faith rests squarely upon reason, but with the added component of revelation.

Scientists must venture outside their comfort zones to show the public how cool - and how important - their work really is.

The blooming of a flower is, in my mind, not a miracle. It's something that we can understand on the basis of molecular biology these days.

Proponents of intelligent design don't accept that some of the very complex nanomachines that we have inside ourselves could have come about solely on the basis of natural selection.

Photographs shock insofar as they show something novel.

Bad attitudes will ruin your team.

Let us first understand the facts and then we may seek the cause.

I feel like I don't watch that many shows with death.

Never let the worst of you get the best of you.

Probably we never fully credit the interdependence of wild creatures, and their cognizance of the affairs of their own kind.

I just feel like all the things that I do in my life just make me feel like a grown-up kid. That's pretty much what I am.

You know what you sound like? A jealous girl friend. And how are things on Planet You Wish?

Lift your head up high, and scream to the world. I know I am someone, and let the truth unfurl.

The world is full of paradoxes and life is full of opposites. The art is to embrace the opposites, accommodate the paradoxes and live with a smile.