“All change...arises from an underlying collapse into chaos...what may appear to us to be motive and purpose is in fact ultimately motiveless, purposeless decay.”

“The emergence of consciousness, like the unfolding of a leaf, relies upon restraint.”

“When asked by Rod Liddle in the documentary The Trouble with Atheism "Give me your views on the existence, or otherwise, of God",Peter Atkins replied "Well it's fairly straightforward: there isn't one. And there's no evidence for one, no reason to believe that there is one, and so I don't believe that there is one. And I think that it is rather foolish that people do think that there is one.”

“While there may be no "I" in team, there is a "me".”

“In every day and in every way, we're all that much closer to death.”

“Be whoever you want to be. Party all night if you want. Just come home to me.”

“A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that. ”