Science is a way of life. Science is a perspective. Science is the process that takes us from confusion to understanding in a manner that's precise, predictive and reliable - a transformation, for those lucky enough to experience it, that is empowering and emotional.

I’ve spent something like 17 years working on a theory for which there is essentially no direct experimental support.

I'd say many features of string theory don't mesh with what we observe in everyday life.

But, as Einstein once said, “For we convinced physicists, the distinction between past, present, and future is only an illusion, however persistent.”5

There's no way that scientists can ever rule out religion, or even have anything significant to say about the abstract idea of a divine creator.

So many galaxies, so many planets out there in the universe circling so many stars... it just feels like there's a very good chance that there is another Earth-like planet out there that is able to support some kind of life similar to what we're familiar with.

No matter how hard you try to teach your cat general relativity, you're going to fail.