Scientists in general tend to have what I would call a bit of hubris that the public do not necessarily understand. So scientists some times make claims that are misunderstood by the public.

I can't see for the life of me how an attempt to understand the universe, which I believe comes from God, can alienate us from God.

Neither of us can come to either a knowledge of God, or a denial of God by our scientific research.

Science is and should be seen as "completely neutral" on the issue of the theistic or atheistic implications of scientific results.

I have never come to know God, to see God, to believe in God through doing science. He's not the conclusion of some sort of process of my personal scientific investigation.

I think today the church faces a very real challenge in not repeating the errors of the past, in sort of a stand off, a fear of science.

I hope I'm not giving the impression of an ivory tower science, but for me science is an attempt to understand, it's an attempt to understand the universe.

Being a scientist helps to support both my life as a Jesuit and my belief in God.

Nothing we learn about the universe threatens our faith. It only enriches it.

The whole dimension of religious belief requires transcendence, it requires going beyond what you can establish rationally.

Doing science is not inherently incompatible with religious faith.

I'm not scared of death, I just don't want to seek it out.

A blank canvas is a playground for the imagination.

She’s a gray woman with gray sayings.” “A crape-hanger.

Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.

If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.

I think Smalltalk is inappropriate for serious industrial developments. After all, run time is a little late to find out whether you have a landing gear.

We're not a political band. We don't want to tell people what to do or what to think. We just want to tell them to think.

Fate does not play jokes.

You aren't sick & unhappy only alive & stuck with it.

It's almost impossible to have fun playing ping pong with someone who doesn't care, won't try or isn't any good.