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.

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.

The fact is that people would rather cling when they're afraid of something to a priori beliefs than rather open their minds about it.

The only difference between you and God is that you have forgotten you are divine.

People don't buy Moet & Dom because they love the taste, the buy it because they need "Livin' Large" photo on Facebook!

It is a mother's noble conceit to believe she has the power to take her child's suffering and do it for him.

Stop living the life with possibilities and probabilities, live the life with certainties.

The body must be credited with an immense fund of know-how.

You weren't going to the theatre to change the world, but you had a chance to affect the world, the thinking and the feelings of the world.

Aside from hospitality and delicious food, our [restaurateurs'] job is to entertain people. Restaurants should make people feel special, excited and fulfilled.

You got to tell me the brave captain Why are the wicked so strong? How do the angels get to sleep When the devil leaves the porch light on?

I bet you’re really good with your hands, all that drawing and building.

Life is a school of probability.