Mind of God

It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue torch paper and set the universe going.

Stephen Hawking – A Brief History of Time

One cannot predict the future exactly if one cannot even measure the present exactly.

Stephen Hawking – A Brief History of Time

The odds against a universe like ours emerging out of something like the big bang are enormous.

Stephen Hawking – A Brief History of Time

We find ourselves in a bewildering world. We want to make sense of what we see around us and to ask: What is the nature of the universe? What is our place in it?

Stephen Hawking – A Brief History of Time

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the universe. That makes us something very special.

Stephen Hawking – A Brief History of Time