Rationality attracts conscientious humans, whereas mysticism attracts fools.
Natural science does not simply describe and explain nature: it is part of the interplay between us and nature.
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
Man once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind.
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.
Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.
What, therefore, is a government at its best? It is a government that “governs” least and instead finds ways to mobilise the energies of our people.
Prayers without accordant action are silent lies told to oneself, heard by no God, amounting to nothing. Action is the language of truth, the prayers of the Saints.