Most things get better by themselves. Most things, in fact, are better by morning.

It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks; we still share genes around, and the resemblance of the enzymes of grasses to those of whales is in fact a family resemblance.

The capacity to blunder slightly is the real marvel of DNA. Without this special attribute, we would still be anaerobic bacteria and there would be no music.

Statistically, the probability of any one of us being here is so small that you'd think the mere fact of existing would keep us all in a contented dazzlement of surprise.

In real life, every field of science is incomplete, and most of them - whatever the record of accomplishment during the last 200 years - are still in their very earliest stages.

We owe our lives to the sun... How is it, then, that we feel no gratitude?

The greatest single achievement of nature to date was surely the invention of the molecule DNA.

It is in our genes to understand the universe if we can, to keep trying even if we cannot, and to be enchanted by the act of learning all the way.

I would send the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach into outer space on the Voyager spacecraft. But that would be boasting.

Animals have genes for altruism, and those genes have been selected in the evolution of many creatures because of the advantage they confer for the continuing survival of the species.

We leave traces of ourselves wherever we go, on whatever we touch.

Be brave and create the life of your dreams. Dare to strive for the spectacular.

The ability to find pixilation amid the pixelation is at the essence of the gift of celestial Grace.

It's subjunctive history. You know, the subjunctive? The mood used when something may or may not have happened. When it is imagined.

I don't think there's a lonelier feeling than being with someone who has stopped caring.

Expectations from others is your biggest weakness.

My family know not to get me any tech for Christmas. I can never get it to work, and it all becomes very tearful and pressurised.

I was just in the middle of singing a song about how broke we were and now my cell phone rings.

Works of art are viewed by people. They are heard by people. They are felt by people. They are not just the fodder of a close-knit group of initiates. They are the soul food of all people.

Holiness is not something we are called upon to do in order that we may become something; it is something we are to do because of what we already are.

When you're tired, you rationalize. You make excuses in your mind. You say, "I'm too tired; I'm bushed; I can't do this; I'll loaf." Then you're a coward.