our present picture of physical reality, particularly in relation to the nature of time, is due for a grand shake up

It is always the case, with mathematics, that a little direct experience of thinking over things on your own can provide a much deeper understanding than merely reading about them.

Do not be afraid to skip equations (I do this frequently myself).

My own way of thinking is to ponder long and I hope deeply on problems and for a long time which I keep away for years and years and I never really let them go.

Quantum mechanics makes absolutely no sense.

Intelligence cannot be present without understanding. No computer has any awareness of what it does.

People think of these eureka moments and my feeling is that they tend to be little things, a little realisation and then a little realisation built on that.