"We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces."

"It is a unyielding truth that an idea is a delicate seed; water it with curiosity and protect it from cynicism."

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."

"A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism."

"Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive."

"There is science, logic, reason there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California."

"Everything in food is science. The only subjective part is when you eat it."

"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"