Science is not about what's true or what might be true, science is about what people with originally diverse viewpoints can be forced to believe by the weight of public evidence.

Having begun my life in science searching for the equation beyond time, I now believe that the deepest secret of the universe is that its essence rests in how it unfolds moment by moment in time.

One possibility is: God is nothing but the power of the universe to organize itself.

Deep, persistent problems are never solved by accident; they are solved only by people who are obsessed with them and set out to solve them directly.

Surprise is inherent in the structure of the world.

There is nothing outside the universe.

On the way, I shared the backseat of Feyerabend's little sports car with the inflatable raft he kept there in case an 8-point earthquake came while he was on the Bay Bridge.

Some string theorists prefer to believe that string theory is too arcane to be understood by human beings, rather than consider the possibility that it might just be wrong.

Simplicity and beauty are the signs not of truth but of a well-constructed approximate model of a limited domain of phenomena.

Any two particles in the universe attract each other through the gravitational interaction.

We know no more than we did in 1975 - and that's not good

I have a mustard seed

Look forward to be a learner. The leader comes along.

Freedom is never the ally of law. You can have freedom to choose whether you want to join or leave a society based on the rule of law. But as long as you live in such a society you must obey the law.

Truth, like diamond, has many facets.

When our fingers touch a crackle of electricity passes between us.

Of course, parents are the most important people in a child's life.

Visual presentation of our heritage in glass is needed.

I've never been in a focus-group meeting. I wonder how many anchors can say that.

Unless the poor of the world agitate for themselves to be heard, there will be no changes in their circumstances.

Henry Colbert, the miller, always breakfasted with his wife--beyond that he appeared irregularly at the family table.