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

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

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

Ours is the first generation that has grown up with science-fiction ideas.

Many religions have attempted to make statues of their gods very large, and the idea, I suppose, is to make us feel small. But if that's their purpose, they can keep their paltry icons. We need only look up if we wish to feel small.

My deeply held belief is that if a god of anything like the traditional sort exists, our curiosity and intelligence is provided by such a God. We would be unappreciative of that gift if we suppressed our passion to explore the universe and ourselves.

The method of science, as stodgy and grumpy as it may seem, is far more important than the findings of science.