It's an unusual opportunity, a chance for so many people to share in the excitement and the fun of the fact that we may be on to hints as to what the Universe is made out of. I guess the whole point of a prize like this is to be able to get that out into the community

It's interesting to wake up at 3 in the morning by someone saying they're a reporter and they want to know how you feel. I felt fine, but I said, 'Well, why do you ask?'

You might expect gravity would slow it down, but it's just expanding faster and faster

It is a tough choice between ending up in the cold or ending up in a fiery blast.

If you ask almost any of them, do you stand behind your theory, is this the answer, I think they would almost every one say that no, no, no, I'm just trying to expand the range of possibilities. We really don't know what is going on.

Probably the single most important thing about the Nobel Prize for most people is whether they get the coveted parking space on campus.

There are still so many questions to answer. When you look at any part of the universe, you have to feel humbled.