Neil deGrasse Tyson, Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries

"When scientifically investigating the natural world, the only thing worse than a blind believer is a seeing denier."

"As a child, I was aware that, at night, infrared vision would reveal monsters hiding in the bedroom closet only if they were warm-blooded. But everybody knows that your average bedroom monster is reptilian and cold-blooded."