Ignorance is a virus. Once it starts spreading it can only be cured by reason. For the sake of humanity, we must be that cure.

To believe in a universe as young as 6 or 7,000 years old is to extinguish the light from most of the galaxy.

There is no greater education than one that is self-driven.

I'd like to live in a world where people embrace objective truths rather than be offended by them.

Don't know if it's good or bad that a Google search on “Big Bang Theory” lists the sitcom before the origin of the Universe

Typically, when you look for role models, you want someone who has your interests and came from the same background. Well, look how restricting that is. What people should do is take role models a la carte. If there's someone whose character you appreciated, you respect that trait.

Science is like an inoculation against charlatans who would have you believe whatever it is they tell you.