Science is a collection of stories, linking characters worthy of notice.

The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight.

In nation after nation, democracy has taken the place of autocracy.

Science exists, moreover, only as a journey toward troth. Stifle dissent and you end that journey.

For science must breathe the oxygen of freedom.

Instead, in the absence of respect for human rights, science and its offspring technology have been used in this century as brutal instruments for oppression.

Even in the world of molecules the civilising influence of modest restraints is a cause for rejoicing.

Science never gives up searching for truth, since it never claims to have achieved it.

Science is an enterprise that can only flourish if it puts the truth ahead of nationality, ethnicity, class and color.

Human dignity is better served by embracing knowledge.

Some dreamers demand that scientists only discover things that can be used for good.

It is in vain for man to endeavor to instruct man in those things which the Holy Spirit alone can teach.

We are twice armed if we fight with faith.

The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice.

Baseball is a pretty sight and a nice experience, win or lose, particularly if it is watched in a nice park.

I never thought I was cute, ever.

I'm glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it again.

I actually pay careful attention to that sort of thing - infusing humor into my films - because that's how important I think humor is.

I am told that I had a bad temper, and remember being banished to the back hall until civility returned.

BE THE MEDIA is uplifting and empowering.

I just take it one day at a time. Austin Powers has given me a lot of opportunities as far as my career.