In the long run, the only solution I see to the problem of diversity is the expansion of mankind into the universe by means of green technology... Green technology means we do not live in cans but adapt our plants and our animals and ourselves to live wild in the universe as we find it... When life invades a new habitat, she never moves with a single species. She comes with a variety of species, and as soon as she is established, her species spread and diversify further. Our spread through the galaxy will follow her ancient pattern.

Mind and intelligence are woven into the fabric of our universe in a way that altogether surpasses our understanding.

I grew up in England and we spent most of the time on Latin and Greek and very little on science, and I think that was good because it meant we didn't get turned off. It was... Science was something we did for fun and not because we had to.

The idea that global warming is the most important problem facing the world is total nonsense and is doing a lot of harm.

Every orchid or rose or lizard or snake is the work of a dedicated and skilled breeder. There are thousands of people, amateurs and professionals, who devote their lives to this business. Now imagine what will happen when the tools of genetic engineering become accessible to these people.

In the future, a new generation of artists will be writing genomes as fluently as Blake and Byron wrote verses.

Science and religion are, of course, two different ways of looking at the universe; and it's the same universe with two different windows.