90% Of The Mass In Your Body

I Can't Prove That God Doesn't Exist, But I'd Much Rather Live In A Universe Without One.

There Is A Maxim About The Universe Which I Always Tell My Students: That Which Is Not Explicitly Forbidden Is Guaranteed To Occur.

We Now Know That We Are More Insignificant Than We Ever Imagined. If You Get Rid Of Everything We See, The Universe Is Essentially The Same. We Constitute A 1 Percent Bit Of Pollution In A Universe . . . We Are Completely Irrelevant.

A Universe Without Purpose Should Neither Depress Us Nor Suggest That Our Lives Are Purposeless. Through An Awe-inspiring Cosmic History We Find Ourselves On This Remote Planet In A Remote Corner Of The Universe, Endowed With Intelligence And Self-awareness. We Should Not Despair, But Should Humbly Rejoice In Making The Most Of These Gifts, And Celebrate Our Brief Moment In The Sun.

For, After All, In Science One Achieves The Greatest Impact (and Often The Greatest Headlines) Not By Going Along With The Herd, But By Bucking Against It.