As we shall see, the concept of time has no meaning before the beginning of the universe. This was first pointed out by St. Augustine. When asked: What did God do before he created the universe? Augustine didn't reply: He was preparing Hell for people who asked such questions. Instead, he said that time was a property of the universe that God created, and that time did not exist before the beginning of the universe.

Do you ever wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges?

I don't have much positive to say about motor neuron disease, but it taught me not to pity myself because others were worse off, and to get on with what I still could do. I'm happier now than before I developed the condition.

People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn't exist.....Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist

Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.

Science predicts that many different kinds of universe will be spontaneously created out of nothing. It is a matter of chance which we are in.