"Cosmology is the study of the large scale structure of the universe, and how it has evolved over time."

"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious."

"I believe that we are alone in the universe, or that we are the only intelligent life."

"I think that the human race has a destiny to explore the universe."

"God did not create the universe and does not direct our fate."