People think that if you are a scientist you have to give up that joy of discovery, that passion, that sense of the great romance of life. I say thats completely opposite of the truth.

Science has the cold facts, but lacks religion's social organization and ability to inspire that moves people to act.

No single step in the persuit of enlightenment should ever be considered sacred; only the search was.

Well, I actually grew up in the sixties. I feel very lucky, actually, that that was my slice of time that I was dealt. Let's remember that the real motivation in the sixties, and even in the fifties, was the Cold War.

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.

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

If you are searching for sacred knowledge and not just a palliative for your fears, then you will train yourself to be a good skeptic.