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When you're dealing with the universe, ignorance can be deadly.


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Pseudoscience is like a virus. At low levels, it's no big deal, but when it reaches a certain threshold it becomes sickening.

Pseudoscience is like a virus. At low levels, it's no big deal, but when it reaches a certain threshold it becomes sickening.



I'm tired of ignorance held up as inspiration, where vicious anti-intellectualism is considered a positive trait, and where uninformed opinion is displayed as fact.

I'm tired of ignorance held up as inspiration, where vicious anti-intellectualism is considered a positive trait, and where uninformed opinion is displayed as fact.



Teach a man to reason and he will think for a lifetime.

Teach a man to reason and he will think for a lifetime.



The difference between the dinosaurs and us is that we have a space program and we can vote...

The difference between the dinosaurs and us is that we have a space program and we can vote...



However, science isn't just about showing when you're right; it's also about showing when you're wrong.

However, science isn't just about showing when you're right; it's also about showing when you're wrong.



The Universe is cool enough without making up crap about it.

The Universe is cool enough without making up crap about it.



Humanity and life are reflected in the stars, and the Universe itself is poetry.

Humanity and life are reflected in the stars, and the Universe itself is poetry.



Other job markets may lay claim to the title, but astronomy is actually the world's oldest profession.

Other job markets may lay claim to the title, but astronomy is actually the world's oldest profession.



I still hear some people say that science takes the wonder out of life. Those people are utterly wrong. Science takes us to the wonder

I still hear some people say that science takes the wonder out of life. Those people are utterly wrong. Science takes us to the wonder



I'm tired of ignorance held up as inspiration.

I'm tired of ignorance held up as inspiration.





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Find one correct answer and let the rest disappear.

Find one correct answer and let the rest disappear.



I realized why I need to start a new company. Not for the money. Not because I'm 'bored'. But because a company is a laboratory to try your ideas.

I realized why I need to start a new company. Not for the money. Not because I'm 'bored'. But because a company is a laboratory to try your ideas.



You have elected to follow this path you do not know. You have elected to follow the path because eternity has elected you. You will follow it is as long as eternity holds you to it.

You have elected to follow this path you do not know. You have elected to follow the path because eternity has elected you. You will follow it is as long as eternity holds you to it.



And also, there are so many times when you need to make a quick escape, but humans don't have their own wings, or not yet, anyway, so what about a birdseed shirt?

And also, there are so many times when you need to make a quick escape, but humans don't have their own wings, or not yet, anyway, so what about a birdseed shirt?



Big shows are more like events and small shows are more like traditional gigs.

Big shows are more like events and small shows are more like traditional gigs.



At the end of the day, I want to be part of the same conversation as Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor.

At the end of the day, I want to be part of the same conversation as Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor.



When I was a kid, I went from ground zero to Pluto. The first place I played was the Houston Astrodome.

When I was a kid, I went from ground zero to Pluto. The first place I played was the Houston Astrodome.



I think what we're talking about is a sense of fashion as laboratory work. I mean, we are not scientific, of course, but we are looking for ideas all the time.

I think what we're talking about is a sense of fashion as laboratory work. I mean, we are not scientific, of course, but we are looking for ideas all the time.



Cooking has always brought me a happiness that I didn't think was available. I just fire up the stove, and things start to fade away.

Cooking has always brought me a happiness that I didn't think was available. I just fire up the stove, and things start to fade away.




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