The purpose of education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome it

The lack of understanding of something is not evidence for God. It's evidence of a lack of understanding.

The purpose of education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome it.

I like to say that while antimatter may seem strange, it is strange in the sense that Belgians are strange. They are not really strange; it is just that one rarely meets them.

Without science, everything is a miracle.

As a scientist, I don't believe anything. Science shouldn't use the word belief. There are things more likely and less likely. Science can say nothing with absolute certainty.

[The writers of the holy books] did not even know the earth revolves around the sun. Why are we listening?

Forget Jesus. The stars died so that you could be here today.

Keeping religion immune from criticism is both unwarranted and dangerous.

Whatever the evolutionary basis of religion, the xenophobia it now generates is clearly maladaptive.

It is a shame when nonsense can substitute for fact with impunity.

I don’t mean to take the bow off the end of your rain, but you gotta be smart about your first boyfriend.

And I have one of those very loud, stupid laughs. I mean if I ever sat behind myself in a movie or something, I'd probably lean over and tell myself to please shut up.

Santa can't die, he punish bad people. Behave well and you won't punished!

God is only mocked by believers.

Once we decided to do a tower in New York, it had to say something about our group, reflecting the mix of modernity and creativity in our organization. It's a symbol.

Men are just as vain as women, and sometimes even more so.

Most musicians remain poor. But the music that they make, even if it does not bring them millions, gives millions of people happiness.

I think jazz and comic books are probably the two uniquely American art forms.

Don't list to those who say YOU CAN'T. Listen to the voice inside yourself that says, I CAN.

Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.