If the history of science shows us anything, it is that we get nowhere by labeling our ignorance “God”.

Faith is a padlock of the mind, and few keys can open it.

If the history of science teaches us anything, it is that what conquers our ignorance is research, not giving up and attributing our ignorance to the miraculous work of a creator.

Religion is based on dogma and belief, whereas science is based on doubt and questioning.

We don't have faith in reason; we use reason because, unlike revelation, it produces results and understanding. Even discussing why we should use reason employs reason!

In religion, faith is a virtue. In science, faith is a vice.

Damn, but science is just a constant feed of cool new facts and theories. Theology doesn't come close.

Can a geology teacher blithely tell his students that the earth is flat, or a European history professor that the Holocaust didn't happen? That's not academic freedom, but dereliction of duty.

Evolution tells us where we came from, not where we can go.

We now have many of the answers that once eluded Darwin, thanks to two developments that he could not have imagined: continental drift and molecular taxonomy.

All scientific progress requires a climate of strong skepticism.

May my heart be kind, my mind fierce, and my spirit brave.

...you were there when they trampled me - you picked me up, healed me and gave me back my feelings - is it any wonder I love you?...

Boredom is the very opposite of beauty and truth. Life has been sacrificed to profit, and the result is boredom on a massive scale.

Being codependent means that when you die, someone else's life passes before your eyes.

I believe that a lot of our striving after the symbols and levers of success is due to a basic insecurity, a need to prove ourselves. That done, grown up at last, we are free to stop pretending.

Children should observe a regular schedule for sleeping and waking up.

Be clever and do not build walls, because in the future they will bring only shame to you!

I am not a morning person, but I always work out - always.

Ralph... would treat the day's decisions as though he were playing chess. The only trouble was that he would never be a very good chess player.