Ironically, we have even fewer examples of evolutionary transitions than we had in Darwin's time.

A new theory is guilty until proven innocent, and the pre-existing theory innocent until proven guilty ... Continental drift was guilty until proven innocent.

We now have a quarter of a million fossil species, but the situation hasn't changed much... We have even fewer examples of evolutionary transition than we had in Darwin's time.

250,000 species of plants and animals recorded and deposited in museums throughout the world did not support the gradual unfolding hoped for by Darwin.

I doubt if there is any single individual within the scientific community who could cope with the full range of [creationist] arguments without the help of an army of consultants in special fields.

I never, ever thought I would be able to grow a beard like I have now. I think it's gonna be here for a little minute. Fear the beard, hopefully.

I fear that I won't get better and that I won't have time to practice. To be called a "jazz musician" - it's a big responsibility.

Everyone needs help from everyone else.

You cannot eat your cake and have it.

Don't let worn-out beliefs stop you from moving beyond yourself.

I am honored to have had two Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions made from my novels - Silver Bells and Follow the Stars Home.

If a composer could state in words what being a composer means, he would no longer need to be a composer.

It is quite easy for stupid people to be happy; they believe in fables, and they trot on in a beaten track like a horse on a tramway.

Intuition is for thinking what observation is for perception. Intuition and observation are the sources of our knowledge.

So, I get a kick out of working with the media.