The secret of life does not lie in its chemical basis . . . Life succeeds precisely because it evades chemical imperatives.

It will be in the convergence of evolutionary biology, developmental biology and cancer biology that the answer to cancer will lie. Nor will this confluence be a one-way street.

The thing about lucid dreams is that it's not like the real world where you are constrained by all sorts of things, including the laws of physics - you can do magic.

It may seem bizarre, but in my opinion science offers a surer path to God than religion.

The laws of physics ... seem to be the product of exceedingly ingenious design... The universe must have a purpose.

In science, a healthy skepticism is a professional necessity, whereas in religion, having belief without evidence is regarded as a virtue.

To a physicist life looks nothing short of a miracle. It's just amazing what living things can do.

If we knew we were not alone in the universe it would have a very, very deep impact on our worldview, on our understanding of our place in the universe.

Science is about explaining the world, and religion is about interpreting it. There shouldn't be any conflict.

The Goldilocks Enigma is the idea that everything in the universe is just right for life, like the porridge in the fairy tale.

Technology is, in the broadest sense, mind or intelligence or purpose blending with nature.

I'm not letting go of you" - Sam

His was not the hatred that arises suddenly like a storm and as suddenly abates. It was, once the initial shock of anger and pain was over, a calculated thing that grew in a bloodless way.

No one's fearful, everyone's greedy, and it will eventually end.

Many leadership problems are driven by low self-awareness.

One of the things you realize about gettin older is that not everybody is goin to get older with you.

The hardest song to write is a protest song, a topical song with meaning.

How did I get to Hollywood? By train.

It is wrong to ask who will rule. The ability to vote a bad government out of office is enough. That is democracy.

With a play, you do it and it's gone. Films always date. Television drama always dates. Television comedy, for some reason, seems to go on.

They wrongly believe that good intentions move mountains. Bulldozers move mountains. But there are exceptions.