"The universe is expanding. We are all expanding. Everything is expanding. What are you doing?"

"The universe is not obliged to be beautiful."

"We are biologically wired to be curious."

"I think it's important to remind people that we are all made of stardust. We are all connected to the cosmos."

"We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the universe is in us."