To the biologist the problem of socialism appears largely as a problem of size.

Money can buy a fine dog but it is kindness that makes him wag his tail.

Capitalism, though it may not always give the scientific worker a living wage, will always protect him, as being one of the geese which produce golden eggs for its table.

This is my prediction for the future: Whatever hasn't happened will happen, and no one will be safe from it.

Teleology is like a mistress to a biologist: he cannot live without her but he's unwilling to be seen with her in public.

Science is vastly more stimulating to the imagination than the classics.

The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as statements of ultimate fact but as art-forms.

Christianity is haunted by the theory of a God with a craving for bloody sacrifices.

Reality is the cage of those who lack imagination.

There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god.

Would I lay down my life to save my brother? No, but I would to save two brothers or eight cousins.

I can hear the tick tick tick in my head: A tripwire ready to explode in fury. And then, in my mind, I start to count down from ten…any moment now.

If ignorance is on the march, stand aside and let it pass you by.

Most of the time, my favorite drama has comedy in it as well. I think most good dramas have comedy in there. And all of the dramatic actors I look up to are also very funny.

Most of our life is unimportant, filled with trivial things from morning till night. But when it is transformed by love it is of interest even to the angels.

With digital, you can shoot longer, take more risks.

We turn to stories and pictures and music because they show us who and what and why we are.

I have both held and beheld unlimited power and of it I know but one thing. It drives men mad.' - Alexander the Great

Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a living tomb.

All my life, I have been in love with the sky. Even when everything was falling apart around me, the sky was always there for me.

Yesterday, I masturbated for 45 minutes... with salad tongs.