Not only that God does play dice, but that He sometimes confuses us by throwing them where they can't be seen.

If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad principle by everyone. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and just ordinary people be able to take part in the discussion of why we and the universe exist.

In real time, the universe has a beginning and an end at singularities that form a boundary to space-time and at which the laws of science break down.

What lies north of the North Pole?

If the rate of expansion one second after the Big Bang had been smaller by even one part in a hundred thousand million million, it would have recollapsed before it reached its present size. On the other hand, if it had been greater by a part in a million, the universe would have expanded too rapidly for stars and planets to form.

The more you learn, the more you know. The more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know. So why bother to learn.

We are all different. There is no such thing as a standard or run-of-the-mill human being, but we share the same human spirit.