“There is a fundamental difference between religion, which is based on authority, and science, which is based on observation and reason. Science will win because it works.”

I would rather be right than rigorous.

The increase of disorder or entropy is what distinguishes the past from the future, giving a direction to time.

It is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God.

I don’t want to write an autobiography because I would become public property with no privacy left.

We have made remarkable progress in the last hundred years, but if we want to continue, our future is in space.

The idea that we are alone in the universe seems to me completely implausible and arrogant, considering the number of planets and stars that we know exist, it’s extremely unlikely that we are the only form of evolved life.

Disability need not be an obstacle to success.

You cannot understand the glories of the universe without believing there is some Supreme Power behind it.

The laws of science do not distinguish between the past and the future.

Go the extra mile. It makes your boss look like an incompetent slacker.

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.

People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

If the government is covering up knowledge of aliens, they are doing a better job of it than they do at anything else.

We waste time, so you don’t have to.

The fact that no one understands you doesn’t mean you’re an artist.

It is very important for young people keep their sense of wonder and keep asking why.

Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.

Nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.

Fascism, most of the students agreed, is an extreme form of authoritarian rule. Citizens are required to do exactly what leaders say they must do, nothing more, nothing less.

You can never give complete authority and overall power to anyone until trust can be proven.

Remain humble. Don’t worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head.

It is not wisdom but authority that makes a Law.

Authority, power, and wealth do not change a man; they only reveal him

Religion, social status, and property are all sources of power and authority which one man has, to control the liberty of another.