In infinite space, even the most unlikely events must take place somewhere.

So with each advance in understanding come new questions. So we need to be very humble. We shouldn’t have hubris and think that we can understand everything. But history tells us that there is good reason to believe that we will continue making fantastic progress in the years ahead.

The hallmark of a deep explanation is that it answers more than you ask

The core of a scientific lifestyle is to change your mind when faced with information that disagrees with your views, avoiding intellectual inertia, yet many of us praise leaders who stubbornly stick to their views as "strong."

I believe that consciousness is the way information feels when being processed.

If I get a parking ticket, there is always a parallel universe where I didn't. On the other hand, there is yet another universe where my car was stolen.

For me, [John Wheeler] was the last Titan, the only physics superhero still standing.