"Once I had learnt my twelve times table (at the age of three) it was downhill all the way."

"There is a coherent plan in the universe, though I don't know what it's a plan for."

"Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards."

"I don't see the logic of rejecting data just because they seem incredible."

"The man who voyages strange seas must of necessity be a little unsure of himself. It is the man with the flashy air of knowing everything, who is always with it, that we should beware of."