All the planets in every universe should have a star physicist.

"No one can resist the idea of a crippled genius."

Stephen Hawking defies gravity

"The radiation left over from the Big Bang is the same as that in your microwave oven but very much less powerful. It would heat your pizza only to minus 271.3*C - not much good for defrosting the pizza, let alone cooking it."

"If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans."

"I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road."

"We think we have solved the mystery of creation.  Maybe we should patent the universe and charge everyone royalties for their existence."

"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."

"We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn't want to meet."

"Observations indicate that the universe is expanding at an ever increasing rate. It will expand forever, getting emptier and darker."

"Not only does God play dice, but he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen."

"Time travel used to be thought of as just science fiction, but Einstein's general theory of relativity allows for the possibility that we could warp space-time so much that you could go off in a rocket and return before you set out."

"My goal is simple.  It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all."

"Obviously, because of my disability, I need assistance. But I have always tried to overcome the limitations of my condition and lead as full a life as possible. I have traveled the world, from the Antarctic to zero gravity."

"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.''

"I believe alien life is quite common in the universe, although intelligent life is less so. Some say it has yet to appear on planet Earth."

"I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die.  I have so much I want to do first."

10 questions for Stephen Hawking