“Anyone who says he knows God's intention is showing a lot of very human ego.”

“They always say they didn't. I never heard of one who said, 'You know, I deserve this.' Never happens.”

“Hammond turned to Gennaro. "You know, of course, what Dr. Grant and Dr. Sattler do. They are paleontologists. They dig up dinosaurs." And then he began to laugh, as if he found the idea very funny.”

“I would remind you to notice where the claim of consensus is invoked. Consensus is invoked only in situations where the science is not solid enough. Nobody says the consensus of scientists agrees that E=mc2. Nobody says the consensus is that the sun is 93 million miles away. It would never occur to anyone to speak that way.”

“Whatever it is you seek, you have to put in the time, the practice, the effort. You must give up a lot to get it. It has to be very important to you. And once you have attained it, it is your power. It can't be given away : it resides in you. It is literally the result of your discipline.”

“He prays because he knows he doesn't control it. He's at the mercy of it.”

“This fascination with computer models is something I understand very well. Richard Feynmann called it a disease. I fear he is right.”