Progress, then, is a property of the evolution of life as a whole by almost any conceivable intuitive standard.... let us not pretend to deny in our philosophy what we know in our hearts to be true.

I grew up as a Southern Baptist with strict adherence to the Bible, which I read as a youngster.

You teach me, I forget. You show me, I remember. You involve me, I understand.

I want us to save the creation-not just care about it, but to save it.

One planet, one experiment.

Biology has finally opened up to achieve a unifying embrace of all its disciplines. We're seeing the renaissance of what could be called scientific natural history, which makes available the groundwork - the foundation work - of what is actually on the Earth.

Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive.