They say that even the brightest star won't shine forever. But in fact, the brightest star would live the shortest amount of time. Feel free to extract whatever life lesson you want from that.

However, science isn't just about showing when you're right; it's also about showing when you're wrong.

The difference between the dinosaurs and us is that we have a space program and we can vote...

I'm tired of ignorance held up as inspiration.

I'm tired of ignorance held up as inspiration, where vicious anti-intellectualism is considered a positive trait, and where uninformed opinion is displayed as fact.

Teach a man to reason and he will think for a lifetime.

Sometimes, even by accident, the universe makes beauty, and we can stand back in awe of it. Even better - we can figure out why. Science! I love this stuff.