“It requires an act of extreme arrogance to think that we can - through God or science - learn even the most fundamental secrets of the universe. To say as much claims that we are somehow greater than the universe in which we live, its masters, when in fact it is master of us.”

“The universe seems to be a lot like a car or a computer, in that it's designed to be user-friendly, which doesn't necessarily require the user to have a clue what's going on under the hood.”

“I think we can all agree that the official language of the United States should be Latin.”

“Quite possibly the only infinite power in the universe may be the human capacity for self-deception.”

“We live in a nation where education and free thought are tantamount to treason, and I have to ask, under these circumstances, is treason such a bad thing?”

“The most important lesson I have ever learned is that I haven't learned anything.”

“We have a problem when the same people who make the law get to decide whether or not they themselves have broken the law.”