Arguments from authority carry little weight – authorities have made mistakes in the past. They will do so again in the future. Perhaps a better way to say it is that in science there are no authorities; at most, there are experts.

I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling, remembering part of me will continue.

We are all star stuff.

Those who seek power at any price detect a societal weakness, a fear that they can ride into office.

We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.

There are lots of ways to communicate what we know, but few ways to communicate what we feel. Music is one way to communicate emotions.

I set before you two ways: You can use your technology to destroy yourselves or to carry you to the planets and the stars. It's up to you.