scientists ... resist ... making more of the data than the data make of themselves.

Scientists have discovered that the small, brave act of cooperating with another person, of choosing trust over cynicism, generosity over selfishness, makes the brain light up with quiet joy.

I may not believe in life after death, but what a gift it is to be alive now.

The beauty of the natural world lies in the details.

We are made of stardust; why not take a few moments to look up at the family album?

The surest and most insidious enemy of freedom is not dictatorship, but complacency.

I'm an Atheist. I don't believe in God, Gods, Godlets or any sort of higher power beyond the universe itself, which seems quite high and powerful enough to me.

Surveys show that surveys never lie.

Eternal love is a myth, but we make our myths, and we love them to death.

Who needs a handgun when you've got a semiautomatic?

Perhaps eggs are like neurons, which also are not replenished in adulthood: they know too much. Eggs must plan the party. Sperm need only to show up- wearing top hat and tails, of course.

You have to prepare physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually to conquer any mountain.

Time laughs in the distance as I cling to the belief memories of you will fade.

I was a lifeguard. It was my summer job growing up, and I never saved anyone. I never had to, thank goodness.

You can't think of everything in life your horse might encounter that might make him afraid so you'd better prepare em for it in other ways.

Love shouldn't be binding, but freeing.

The great love of my life is music.

Jesus Chris was more than man.

she doesn’t really have a sense of humor. I think she’d like to have one—it’s just that she doesn’t quite understand what jokes are for.

All of us have not been to a natural prison, but everybody in here has had a spiritual prison.