One of the things that fascinates me most is when people are so charmed by the universe that it becomes part of their artistic output.

For your own safety, do not ever tell an astrophysicist, I hope all your stars are twinkling.

We didn't build the interstate system to connect New York to Los Angeles because the West Coast was a priority. No, we webbed the highways so people can go to multiple places and invent ways of doing things not thought of by the persons building the roads.

Something we all have as kids and is beaten out of us as adults. Parents come up to me, "How do I get my kids interested in science?" They're already interested in science. Just stop beating it out of them.

In science, if you don't do it, somebody else will. Whereas in art, if Beethoven didn't compose the 'Ninth Symphony,' no one else before or after is going to compose the 'Ninth Symphony' that he composed; no one else is going to paint 'Starry Night' by van Gogh.

The tenacity of life is mind-boggling. We keep finding it where no one thought it could be.

We need more science in the world. Train me.