"...that it is better to understand the universe as it is than to pretend that it is something it is not."

"Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light."

"The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena."

"I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling, remembering part of me will continue. But much as I want to believe that, and despite the ancient and worldwide …"

"Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality."