It is said that there's no such thing as a free lunch. But the universe is the ultimate free lunch.

What is important is that we have the ability to create.

Look up at the stars, not down at your feet.

Science is beautiful when it makes simple explanations of phenomena or connections between different observations.

Then we shall... be able to take part in the discussion of the question of why it is that we and the universe exist. If we find the answer to that, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason - for then we would know the mind of God.

Doing a job RIGHT the first time gets the job done. Doing the job WRONG fourteen times gives you job security.

Many people do not like the idea that time has a beginning, probably because it smacks of divine intervention. (The Catholic Church, on the other hand, seized on the big bang model and in 1951 officially pronounced it to be in accordance with the Bible.