"The chance that higher life forms might have emerged through evolutionary processes is comparable with the chance that a tornado sweeping through a junk yard might assemble a Boeing 747 from the material therein."

“The greatest task before civilization at present is to make machines what they ought to be, the slaves, instead of the masters of men.”

“Love to Christ is proved by doing the things which He commands, and not merely saying, Lord, Lord.”

Source : Charles Henry Mackintosh, Andrew MILLER (One of the Plymouth Brethren.) (1857). “Notes on the Book of Genesis. [By C. H. M., i.e. C. H. Mackintosh. Edited by A. M., i.e. Andrew Miller.] Second edition, revised”, p.178

“Mozart eliminates the idea of haste from life. His airs could not lag as they make their journey through the listener's attention; they are not the right shape for loitering. But it is as true that they never rush, they are never headlong or helter-skelter, they splash no mud, they raise no dust.”

“We have learned to take life seriously, but never ourselves.”

“You don't want modesty, you want humility. Humility comes from inside out. It says someone was here before me and I'm here because I've been paid for. I have something to do and I will do that because I'm paying for someone else who has yet to come.”

“You’re never ready for the truth. No matter how much you think you know, it always takes you by surprise.”

“...this marvelous graceful thing, this joy of physics, this perfect balance between rebellion and obedience, is God's own signature on earth.”

“I'm into books – I love literature, so I toyed with the idea of being an English teacher. I had a fantastic English teacher at school. I think great English teachers make the world go round.”