The big bang theory requires a recent origin of the Universe that openly invites the concept of creation.

Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards.

A common sense interpretation of the facts suggests that a superintellect has monkeyed with physics.

It is the true nature of mankind to learn from mistakes, not from example.

Once a photograph of the Earth, taken from outside, is available, once the sheer isolation of the Earth becomes known, a new idea as powerful as any in history will be let loose.

In short there is not a shred of objective evidence to support the hypothesis that life began in an organic soup here on the Earth.

There is a coherent plan to the universe, though I don't know what it's a plan for.

I have always thought it curious that, while most scientists claim to eschew religion, it actually dominates their thoughts more than it does the clergy.

Once I had learnt my twelve times table (at the age of three) it was downhill all the way.

The man who voyages strange seas must of necessity be a little unsure of himself. It is the man with the flashy air of knowing everything, who is always with it, that we should beware of.

Things are the way they are because they were the way they were.

Just keep telling yourself. I get better everyday and everyday I get better. Then see what happens.

When you feel like you're at the end, Christ is just beginning.

I loved the kiss. That's why I smiled at you. I loved it. I was embarrassed by how much I loved it. (Troy Summer)

Wisdom begins in wonder.

If merited, no courage can stand against its just indignation.

There's a perception that British pies suffer from mediocrity, and historically they have. We're trying to re-educate people about what pie is.

Tis e'er the lot of the innocent in the world, to fly to the wolf for succor from the lion.

A sure thing is no fun.

I am definitely a perfectionist, and I do like things a certain way. But as I have got older, I would say that I am a little bit less of a control freak.

Memory of our good works makes us negligent and leads to arrogance. Do not think of your good deeds, so that God may remember them.