But nature is always more subtle, more intricate, more elegant than what we are able to imagine.

In science it often happens that scientists say, "You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken..."

The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.

Cutting off fundamental, curiosity-driven science is like eating the seed corn. We may have a little more to eat next winter but what will we plant so we and our children will have enough to get through the winters to come?

Science is only a Latin word for knowledge

The fact is that far more crime and child abuse has been committed by zealots in the name of God, Jesus and Mohammed than has ever been committed in the name of Satan. Many people don’t like that statement, but few can argue with it.

Our loyalties are to the species and the planet. We speak for Earth. Our obligation to survive is owed not just to ourselves but also to that Cosmos, ancient and vast, from which we spring.