We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.
Quiet people have the loudest minds.
Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
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.
My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus." [The Science of Second-Guessing (New York Times Magazine Interview, December 12, 2004)]
[In the Universe it may be that] Primitive life is very common and intelligent life is fairly rare. Some would say it has yet to occur on Earth.
I think computer viruses should count as life ... I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.
My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.
I have noticed that even those who assert that everything is predestined and that we can change nothing about it still look both ways before they cross the street
Although I cannot move and I have to speak through a computer, in my mind I am free.
One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn't exist.....Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist
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.
The universe doesn't allow perfection.
The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognized. It is not enough for me to wear dark sunglasses and a wig. The wheelchair gives me away.
I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die.
If time travel is possible, where are the tourists from the future?
Not only does God play dice but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.
You cannot understand the glories of the universe without believing there is some Supreme Power behind it.
People who boast about their I.Q. are losers.
I don't think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space.
It matters if you just don't give up.
The thing about smart people is that they seem like crazy people to dumb people.
To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.
I regard the afterlife to be a fairy story for people that are afraid of the dark
If aliens ever visit us, I think the outcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didn’t turn out very well for the Native Americans.
We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet,
One is always a long way from solving a problem until one actually has the answer.
The idea of 10 dimensions might sound exciting, but they would cause real problems if you forget where you parked your car.