If the government is covering up knowledge of aliens, they are doing a better job of it than they do at anything else.
Stephen HawkingThe progress of the human race in understanding the universe has established a small corner of order in an increasingly disordered universe.
Stephen HawkingEver since the dawn of civilization, people have not been content to see events as unconnected and inexplicable. They have craved an understanding of the underlying order in the world. Today we still yearn to know why we are here and where we came from. Humanity's deepest desire for knowledge is justification enough for our continuing quest. And our goal is nothing less than a complete description of the universe we live in.
Stephen Hawking