There is a lurking fear that some things are not “meant" to be known, that some inquiries are too dangerous for human beings to make.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.

I don't want to believe. I want to know.

The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.

The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.

For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.

You have to know the past to understand the present.

Hollywood is a mirage factory.

What is common to many is least taken care of, for all men have greater regard for what is their own than what they possess in common with others.

Remember, the best beer in the world is the one you brewed.

I am not going to talk about patriotism, duty, liberty, and the defense of freedom because that's all dung to a soldier.

…I don’t wish to meet people. They disgust me. Increasingly so. But I must have milk.

There is no one to realize the Self.

Misery loves company, particularly when she is herself the hostess, and can give generously of her stores to others.

True art takes note not merely of form but also of what lies behind.

The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism.

The mind is very powerful. Therefore, it requires firm guidance. A powerful jet plane needs a good pilot; the pilot of your mind should be the wisdom that understands its nature.