"If the experience of science teaches anything, it's that the world is very strange and surprising. The many revolutions in science have certainly shown that."

"Bottom up thinkers try to start from experience and move from experience to understanding. They don't start with certain general principles they think beforehand are likely to be true they just hope to find out what reality is like."

"I very much enjoyed my career in science. I didn't leave science because I was disillusioned, but felt I'd done my bit for it after about twenty-five years."

"Science cannot tell theology how to construct a doctrine of creation, but you can't construct a doctrine of creation without taking account of the age of the universe and the evolutionary character of cosmic history."

"It is a steadfast truth that the distance between ambition and reality is bridged solely by consistent effort — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything."

"Humility is always a good thing. It's always a good thing to be humbled by circumstances so you can then come from a sincere place to try to deal with them."

"When I meet successful people I ask 100 questions as to what they attribute their success to. It is usually the same: persistence, hard work and hiring good people."