“Forecasting Armageddon has become trendy of late, with a great deal of...” — Seth Shostak Quote

“Forecasting Armageddon has become trendy of late, with a great deal of attention being given to an interpretation of the Mayan Calendar suggesting that Mother Earth is destined for doom in December of 2012.”

“When I was a kid, which was just after Edison invented moving pictures, there were films that involved aliens coming to Earth for bad purposes.”

“In archaeology, context is the basis of many discoveries that are imputed to the deliberate workings of intelligence. If I find a rock chipped in such a way as to give it a sharp edge, and the discovery is made in a cave, I am seduced into ascribing this to tool use by distant, fetid and furry ancestors.”

“I have no belief in The Bible or religion, but I think Armageddon was a lucky guess. I honestly think it's going to happen.”

“When you're watching 'Armageddon,' and the Aerosmith song starts... Super funny.”

“It's interesting - in 'Fail Safe,' as well, they didn't back off. We were raised with kind of this spectrum of that Armageddon and lived under it, so those were probably the films. 'Fail Safe' sort of haunted me.”