“I would suggest that science is, at least in my part, informed worship.”

We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good.

For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

The visions we offer our children shape the future.

Nature is unsentimental. Death is built in.

We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.

Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you’re in love, you want to tell the world.

Not all birds can fly. What separates the flyers from the walkers is the ability to take off.

Nature is always more subtle, more intricate, more elegant than what we are able to imagine.

When we look up at night and view the stars, everything we see is shinning because of distant nuclear fusion.

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere.

The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.

The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.

Except in pure mathematics, nothing is known for certain (although much is certainly false).

Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for science intact.

One of the greatest gifts adults can give – to their offspring and to their society – is to read to children.

In a cult intervention information is presented about the group that the member is most often not aware of.

In a cult intervention information is presented about the group that the member is most often not aware of.

It’ easy to find information on Google guru but that’s not equal to gaining knowledge.

Wherever despotism abounds, the sources of public information are the first to be brought under its control.

Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is the best.

Right Information is the key to success.

Don’t be afraid to learn from others mistakes, and take bits of useful information or ideas that help you get better at what you do.

Anger is loaded with information and energy.