“Tolerance for other faiths gives us a deeper understanding of our own.”

“If 10,000 people have a dumb idea, it’s still a dumb idea.”

“The people who say "anyone can do that" are those who have never done it.”

“People say they do what they like but what makes them like it?”

“Because the brain models our sense of self as just another instance of a thing, it is easy for us to project qualities that we only know of from our own minds into other objects. This allows us to imagine intelligence in a rock, a tree, an animal or even a politician.”

“This morning could have been perfect. The cruel truth is they have never been. Give us loneliness or give us death.”

“Metaphorically speaking," she said with a smile, "'if' is the smallest word in the Galactic Standard lexicon, yet it stands between us and our greatest dreams. Let it be a bridge, Shigar. It's time you crossed it. I will be waiting for you on the other side.”