"Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge."

"Our loyalties are to the species and to the planet. We speak for Earth."

"We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready to set sail for the stars."

"It is an astonishing thing to be alive in the universe, and we should celebrate it every day."

"Who are we? We are a collection of water and a few fundamental chemicals, but we are also a way for the universe to know itself."