"I'm not afraid of questions. I'm afraid of people who don't ask questions."

"I would be a lot more comfortable if I could be assured that the people who say 'I'm a Christian' actually lived by the tenets of Christianity."

"The claim that the universe was made for us is a human vanity."

"If you are scientifically literate, the world looks very different to you, and that difference, I think, is a difference for the better."

"If you're scientifically illiterate, you're a danger to yourself and society."