We got through all of Genesis and part of Exodus before I left. One of the main things I learned from this exercise was not to begin a sentence with "And." When I pointed out that most sentences in the Bible began with "And," I was told that English had changed since the time of King James. In that case, I argued, why make us read the Bible? But it was in vain. Robert Graves at that time was very keen on the symbolism and mysticism in the Bible.

Never put off the work till tomorrow what you can put off today.

I think the universe was spontaneously created out of nothing, according to the laws of science. It has no beginning and no end.

My first popular book, 'A Brief History of Time,' aroused a great deal of interest, but many found it difficult to understand.

A snooze button is a poor substitute for no alarm clock at all.

If a superior alien civilization sent us a message saying, 'We'll arrive in a few decades', would we just reply, 'OK, call us when you get here - we'll leave the lights on'? Probably not - but this is more or less what is happening with AI.

Success is a relative term. It brings so many relatives.