There are no shortcuts in evolution.

Science is wonderfully equipped to answer the question 'How?' but it gets terribly confused when you ask the question 'Why?'

When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a room full of dukes.

Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow's speed.

Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.