The moment you understand the whole Universe, is the moment you slightly begin to understand the way God's mind works

The human race does not have a very good record of intelligent behavior.

thus, in a sense, we are all doomed. even if we stay away from black holes

If you understand how the universe operates, you control it in a way.

It is a waste of time to be angry about my disability. One has to get on with life and I haven't done badly. People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor.

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