"Complex, statistically improbable things are by their nature more difficult to explain than simple, statistically probable things."

"The Bible should be taught, but emphatically not as reality. It is fiction, myth, poetry, anything but reality. As such it needs to be taught because it underlies so much of our literature and our culture."

"Evolution never looks to the future."

"There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove that there aren't any, so shouldn't we be agnostic with respect to fairies?"

"The pursuit of excellence requires knowing that the pursuit of truth is a lifelong endeavor."

"It is a steadfast truth that the spark of ambition becomes a blaze of accomplishment only through disciplined persistence — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a unyielding truth that the highest expression of strength is tenderness toward the vulnerable."

"It is a profound truth that the canvas of imagination has no boundaries except those imposed by fear."