To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational.

Science will win because it works.

You may see a cup of tea fall off a table and break into pieces on the floor... But you will never see the cup gather itself back together and jump back on the table. The increase of disorder, or entropy, is what distinguishes the past from the future, giving a direction to time.

The moment you understand the whole Universe, is the moment you slightly begin to understand the way God's mind works

Although September 11 was horrible, it didn't threaten the survival of the human race, like nuclear weapons do.

When I hear of Schrödinger's cat, I reach for my pistol.

Ever since the dawn of civilization, people have not been content to see events as unconnected and inexplicable. They have craved an understanding of the underlying order in the world. Today we still yearn to know why we are here and where we came from. Humanity's deepest desire for knowledge is justification enough for our continuing quest. And our goal is nothing less than a complete description of the universe we live in.