There ought to be something very special about the boundary conditions of the universe and what can be more special than that there is no boundary?
Stephen HawkingWe are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.
Stephen HawkingOne does not have to appeal to God to set the initial conditions for the creation of the universe, but if one does He would have to act through the laws of physics.
Stephen HawkingScientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.
Stephen Hawking