Truth is not arrived at by majority vote.

Chemistry begins in the stars. The stars are the source of the chemical elements, which are the building blocks of matter and the core of our subject.

Any argument that asserts that 'God did it' is a sign of a lazy mind.

I regard teaching religion as purveying lies.

The emergence of consciousness, like the unfolding of a leaf, relies upon restraint.

Science is almost totally incompatible with religion.

My aim is to argue that the universe can come into existence without intervention, and that there is no need to invoke the idea of a Supreme Being in one of its numerous manifestations.

[Religion is] a fantasy [and is] completely empty of any explanatory content. It is also evil.

It is not possible to be intellectually honest and believe in gods. And it is not possible to believe in gods and be a true scientist.

But if I hadn't shoved you off the boat back there, you'd be lost at sea now, wouldn't you? We'd all be lost! So thanks to me you're all standing on land."(Pirates, its a good thing they're idiots)

This is a test. This is only a test. If this was my actual life I'd be famous, rich, and thin.

If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.

Kilimanjaro is a pretty tricky climb you know, most of it's up until you reach the very very top, and then it tends to slope away rather sharply.

It is here [in mathematics] that the artist has the fullest scope of his imagination.

It is one of the most hauntingly beautiful places in the world, the history is fascinating, the men are handsome and the whisky is delicious. But don't eat the macaroni pies.

Hundreds of political prisoners still suffer in Tibetan prisons. Freedom of speech is not allowed in any sense. It is illegal to possess a photo of the Dalai Lama.

Opening to the world begins to benefit ourselves and others simultaneously. The more we relate with others, the more quickly we discover where we're blocked.

To meditate an injury is to commit one.