Science is almost totally incompatible with religion.

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.

Truth is not arrived at by majority vote.

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.

Eyes shows lies.

We do tend to believe things while we're hearing or reading them. Afterwards, it's another matter, when the book is closed and the voice stops speaking.

How much easier it is to be poor than rich.

A Chinese Christian prayed every day .... "Lord reform Thy world beginning with me."

We are more heavily taxed by our idleness, pride and folly than we are taxed by government.

...one day I was speculating on how I would like to look back on life and I decided I wanted to feel that I was a photographer rather than a teacher. As simple as that.

Nowhere else than upon the sea do the days, weeks, and months fall away quicker into the past. They seem to be left astern as easily as the light air-bubbles in the swirls of the ship's wake.

I'll do any kind of movie, as long as it's a good version of it.

Running provides an outlet for my mind to relax and my peace to be still.

I was growing tired of all the fussing and prevaricating, of the stolen hours and the secret rendez-vous; of the small indignities and broad discomfort that are part and parcel of adultery.