“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.”

One is always a long way from solving a problem until one actually has the answer.

If you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don’t throw it away.

When something is made idiot proof, they will just make better idiots.

Scientific discovery may not be better than sex, but the satisfaction lasts longer.

We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

What I meant by ‘we would know the mind of God’ is, we would know everything that God would know, if there were a God. Which there isn’t. I’m an atheist.

Time and space are finite in extent, but they don’t have any boundary or edge. They would be like the surface of the earth, but with two more dimensions.

Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.

Every man should marry. After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.

My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.

Its a crazy world out there. Be curious.

Although I cannot move, and I have to speak through a computer, in my mind, I am free.

Why do we remember the past, but not the future?

I’ve noticed that even people who believe in fate look both ways before crossing the street.

The universe doesn’t allow perfection.

Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.

I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.

You are your own highest authority. Do not place your source of authority outside of you. Go within to see if the truth you’ve found is in harmony with the truth you find in your heart.

Remember: you are the only person who thinks in your mind! You are the power and authority in your world.

Mockery of religion is one of the most essential things… one of the beginnings of human emancipation is the ability to laugh at authority.

The less people know about what is really going on, the easier it is to wield power and authority.

Faith is the power to stand up to the madness and chaos of the physical world, while holding the position that nothing external has any authority over what heaven has in mind for you.

You become mature when you become the authority of your own life.