To live in the hearts of others is to never die in those we leave behind.

Extraordinary claim requires extraordinary proof.

It's sometimes easier to reject strong evidence than to admit that we've been wrong, this is information about ourselves worth having.

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

Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense.

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.

The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true.