We batter this planet as if we had someplace else to go.

I found that it was easiest to convey the information in the context of the life of the scientist or in the context of our own personal experience, and there was no idea that was too complicated that couldn't be explained clearly and directly.

The greatest thing that science teaches you is the law of unintended consequences.

We smoked the way other American families would have wine with dinner. For us, it was our sacrament. It was something that made a great life sweeter in every possible way.

And what greater might do we possess as human beings than our capacity to question and to learn?

I've been thinking about the distorted view of science that prevails in our culture. I've been wondering about this, because our civilization is completely dependent on science and high technology, yet most of us are alienated from science.

All of science to me, everything that we have learned, is important to the extent that it brings us to our senses.