It's always been a dream of mine, of exploring the living world, of classifying all the species and finding out what makes up the biosphere.

For me, the peculiar qualities of faith are a logical outcome of this level of biological organization.

All my life I have placed great store in civility and good manners, practices I find scarce among the often hard-edged, badly socialized scientists with whom I associate. Tone of voice means a great deal to me in the course of debate. I despise the arrogance and doting self-regard so frequently found among the very bright.

Search until you find a passion and go all out to excel in its expression.

Humanity needs a vision of an expanding and unending future.

Old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.

That's the way to get young people. Once they see there are wonderful things to hunt for, to rediscover a species that was thought to be extinct or is extremely rare, to be the first to see a nest, to discover a new species unsuspected close to your home - these are things, I think, with a little education and excitement and the right kind of natural history would actually start a movement that makes going back to nature a profitable adventure.