There are living systems; there is no'living matter'.

A totally blind process can by definition lead to anything; it can even lead to vision itself.

What is true for E. coli is also true for the elephant.

Je cherche à comprendre.

Every living being is also a fossil. Within it, all the way down to the microscopic structure of its proteins, it bears the traces if not the stigmata of its ancestry.

In science there is and will remain a Platonic element which could not be taken away without ruining it. Among the infinite diversity of singular phenomena science can only look for invariants.

The scientific attitude implies the postulate of objectivity-that is to say, the fundamental postulate that there is no plan; that there is no intention in the universe.

The whole concert of animate nature arose entirely from annoying noises.

Man finally knows that he is alone in the indifferent immensity of the Universe, from which he emerged by accident.

A curious aspect of the theory of evolution is that everybody thinks he understands it.

Man's destiny is nowhere spelled out, nor is his duty.

Some friends gladly stay, some move away. Some come and go, but their affections grow. While some, I recall, are not friends at all.

Soul mates don’t finally meet somewhere at a certain place at a certain time, they’re in each other, all along.

I quickly laugh at everything for fear of having to cry.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

I've done the voice for the Hulk for the animated cartoon.

Gansey studied Adam's erratic handwriting. His letters always looked like they were running from something.

By making college unaffordable and student loans unbearable, we risk deterring our best and brightest from pursuing higher education and securing a good paying job.

Whenever I have that sad, depressed feeling, I go out and kill a policeman.

If statistics are any indication, the system may well be allowing some innocent defendants to be executed.

Theater is like boxing - having the audience ringside. It's instant gratification. Or horrification.