We now have many of the answers that once eluded Darwin, thanks to two developments that he could not have imagined: continental drift and molecular taxonomy.

If the history of science shows us anything, it is that we get nowhere by labeling our ignorance “God”.

Faith is a padlock of the mind, and few keys can open it.

If the history of science teaches us anything, it is that what conquers our ignorance is research, not giving up and attributing our ignorance to the miraculous work of a creator.

Religion is based on dogma and belief, whereas science is based on doubt and questioning.

We don't have faith in reason; we use reason because, unlike revelation, it produces results and understanding. Even discussing why we should use reason employs reason!

In religion, faith is a virtue. In science, faith is a vice.

Damn, but science is just a constant feed of cool new facts and theories. Theology doesn't come close.

Can a geology teacher blithely tell his students that the earth is flat, or a European history professor that the Holocaust didn't happen? That's not academic freedom, but dereliction of duty.

Evolution tells us where we came from, not where we can go.

All scientific progress requires a climate of strong skepticism.

There is love of course. And then there's life, its enemy.

Our home tells a story about us, so we may as well take the opportunity to make it a stylish one.

For all my education, accomplishments, and so called 'wisdom'... I can't fathom my own heart.

There is scarcely anything so dull and meaningless as Bible doctrine taught for its own sake. Truth divorced from life is not truth in its Biblical sense, but something else and something less.

We used to fight to the death but we tried the experiment, rolled the dice and like we got.

In Hollywood, I'm lucky, I only do big movies like 'Blade.' It's much more comfortable: you have a trailer.

Traditions are the guideposts driven deep in our subconscious minds. The most powerful ones are those we can't even describe and aren't even aware of.

I am for an immigration policy that's welcoming and upholds the law.

Listen carefully. The way(s) we speak about things is revealing.

Until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared