In his eyes shone the reflection of the most beautiful planet in the Universe---a planet that is not too hot and not too cold; that has liquid water on the surface and where the gravity is just right for human beings and the atmosphere is perfect for them to breathe; where there are mountains and deserts and oceans and islands and forests and trees and birds and plants and animals and insects and people---lots and lots of people. Where there is life. Some of it, possibly, intelligent.
Stephen HawkingThere is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.
Stephen HawkingThe universe is governed by science. But science tells us that we can't solve the equations, directly in the abstract.
Stephen Hawking