If people don’t have an understanding of what science is and what scientists do, then they can tend to think that global warming, for example, is just a matter of opinion.

When we look out into space, we are looking into our own origins, because we are truly children of the stars.

We are the cosmos made conscious and life is the means by which the universe understands itself.

You dig deeper and it gets more and more complicated, and you get confused, and it's tricky and it's hard, but... It is beautiful.

Science is different to all other systems of thought because you dont need faith in it, you can check that it works.

Science is about exploring, and the only way to uncover the secrets of the universe is to go and look.

Every carbon atom in every living thing on the planet was produced in the heart of a dying star.

In science, there are no universal truths, just views of the world that have yet to be shown to be false.

An explorer of the universe is sexier than a musician.

Skepticism must go hand in hand with rationality. When theories are shown to be false, the correct thing to do is to move on.

Deeper understanding confers that most precious thing - wonder.

g*d wept, but that mattered little to an unbelieving age ... for there began to rise in America in 1876 a new capitalism & a new enslavement of labor" --w.e.b. dubois

Your Little Motivation Can Enlighten The Whole Dark Life Of An Embarrassing Person

To paraphrase Muggeridge: Everything is a parable that God is speaking to us, the art of life is to get the message.

Autumn is a hint from God to Old Age.

Hollywood, of course, is the city of illusion.

I love creativity, with no fear of what people think.

Falling in love is great but being in love is a disaster

Working with Terry Gilliam was magic - I've been watching his films since I was little.

The highest reach of injustice is to be deemed just when you are not.

Making promises and keeping them is a great way to build a brand.