So Einstein was wrong when he said, "God does not play dice." Consideration of black holes suggests, not only that God does play dice, but that he sometimes confuses us by throwing them where they can't be seen.
Stephen HawkingThe doctor who diagnosed me with ALS, or motor neuron disease, told me that it would kill me in two or three years.
Stephen HawkingWhat I have done is to show that it is possible for the way the universe began to be determined by the laws of science. In that case, it would not be necessary to appeal to God to decide how the universe began. This doesn't prove that there is no God, only that God is not necessary.
Stephen HawkingAlthough I cannot move, and I have to speak through a computer, in my mind, I am free.
Stephen Hawking