Though we feel we can choose what we do, our understanding of the molecular basis of biology shows that biological processes are governed by the laws of physics and chemistry and therefore are as determined as the orbits of the planets.
Stephen HawkingI'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.
Stephen HawkingIf I have questions about the universe on my mind when I go to bed, I can't turn off. I dream equations all night.
Stephen HawkingThe large-scale homogeneity of the universe makes it very difficult to believe that the structure of the universe is determined by anything so peripheral as some complicated molecular structure on a minor planet orbiting a very average star in the outer suburbs of a fairly typical galaxy.
Stephen Hawking