"...that it is better to understand the universe as it is than to pretend that it is something it is not."

"It is sometimes said that science is the enemy of religion. This is a common misconception. Science and religion are not enemies; they are simply different ways of looking at the world."

"Our loyalties are to the species and to the planet. We speak for Earth."

"The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the way to do science."

"...how is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant…"