“Diminutive worlds are more likely to be rocky, and lapped by oceans an...” — Seth Shostak Quote

“Diminutive worlds are more likely to be rocky, and lapped by oceans and atmospheres. In the vernacular of 'Star Trek,' these would be M-class planets: life-friendly oases where biology could begin and bumpy-faced Klingons might exist.”

“I actually think the chances that we'll find E.T. are pretty good.”

“The ideas of science germinate in a matrix of established knowledge gained by experiment; they are not lonesome thoughts, born in a rarified realm where no researcher has ever gone before.”

“I really wanted to be a doctor, until my freshman year of college when I realized that while I was good at chemistry and biology, I really wasn't feeling challenged by it.”

“I play along with 'Pointless' and I love 'The Chase.' I'm not bad either - geography, biology and history are my strong points.”

“The reality of marriage as the union of a mother and a father is grounded in our very biology.”