You cannot understand the glories of the universe without believing there is some Supreme Power behind it.
Stephen HawkingWhat I have done is to show that it is possible for the way the universe began to be determined by the laws of science. In that case, it would not be necessary to appeal to God to decide how the universe began. This doesn't prove that there is no God, only that God is not necessary.
Stephen HawkingIt's the gravity that shapes the large scale structure of the universe, even though it is the weakest of four categories of forces
Stephen HawkingAlthough I cannot move, and I have to speak through a computer, in my mind, I am free.
Stephen Hawking