When the Sun shrinks to a dull red dwarf, it will not be dying. It will just be starting to live and everything that has gone before will merely be a prelude to its real history.

The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.

I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical.

The only way to define your limits is by going beyond them.

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

The moon is the first milestone on the road to the stars.

I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.

Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.

Until we get rid of religion, we won't be able to conduct the search for God.

Who can we claim to know God, and deny him by our actions.

Great struggles make for great stories.

The simplicity and the complexity are just the opposite ends of the same spectrum.

I knew the answer, and--of course--so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.

We need to focus our attention on Iran, because if you miss Iran, you are not going to get ISIS. The two are inextricably connected because one causes the other.

What is the system? It revolves around the banks, the system is built on the power of the banks, so it can be destroyed through the banks.

The first step is to take weapons off the streets and to put more police on them.

When you're an actor working in the theater, you would never say anything to the writer, never alter the dialogue, never dream to ask for changes.

It is the fine rain that soaks us through.

I'd like to think, if I was ever in a fight, I'd win, although I'd probably run in the opposite direction.