For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk and we learned to listen.
The idea that we are alone in the universe seems to me completely implausible and arrogant, considering the number of planets and stars that we know exist, it’s extremely unlikely that we are the only form of evolved life.
So Einstein was wrong when he said, “God does not play dice.” Consideration of black holes suggests, not only that God does play dice, but that he sometimes confuses us by throwing them where they can’t be seen.
I have sold more books on physics than Madonna has on sex.
Because there is a law such as gravity, the Universe can and will create itself from nothing.
Go the extra mile. It makes your boss look like an incompetent slacker.
There is a fundamental difference between religion, which is based on authority, and science, which is based on observation and reason. Science will win because it works.
If you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don’t throw it away.
It is a waste of time to be angry about my disability. One has to get on with life and I haven’t done badly. People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.
My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.
Unless mankind redesigns itself by changing our DNA through altering our genetic makeup, computer-genera ted robots will take over our world.
Thirty years ago I was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, and given two and a half years to live. I have always wondered how they could be so precise about the half.
It is impossible to imagine a four-dimensional space. I personally find it hard enough to visualize a three-dimensional space!
The Simpsons is the best thing on American television.
We don’t let animals suffer, so why humans?
We are all now connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain.
Women. They are a complete mystery.
It surprises me how disinterested we are today about things like physics, space, the universe and philosophy of our existence, our purpose, our final destination. Its a crazy world out there. Be curious.
I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.
The meaning in life is not out there but inbetween our ears. In many ways this makes us the lords of creation.