[The 1975 Chase Econometrics] showed that for every one dollar spent on Apollo, 14 came back into the U.S. economy.

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.

My dad instilled in me a great sense of humor. I wasn't bullied at school because my outward attitude was confident, and that helps.

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

People do not lack strength they lack will.

The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of cosmic boredom.

Change the world by being yourself.

When we fear things I think that we wish for them ... every fear hides a wish

Freedom is the total absence of concern about yourself.

The Japanese are hard to figure out.

If you make a film about a pig farmer in Wales and you are a huge hit as the pig farmer's wife, the next thing is you'll be asked to do a film about a sheep farmer in Scotland.

The way a man looks at himself in a mirror will tell you if he can ever care about anyone else.