Stephen Hawking

"Many people find the universe confusing -- it's not."

- Stephen Hawking

"Life would be tragic if it weren't funny."

- Stephen Hawking

"Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change."

- Stephen Hawking

"In my opinion, there is no aspect of reality beyond the reach of the human mind."

- Stephen Hawking

"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."

- Stephen Hawking

"I have found far greater enthusiasm for science in America than here in Britain. There is more enthusiasm for everything in America."

- Stephen Hawking

"I believe there are no questions that science can't answer about a physical universe."

- Stephen Hawking

"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."

- Stephen Hawking

"I am just a child who has never grown up. I still keep asking these 'how' and 'why' questions. Occasionally, I find an answer."

- Stephen Hawking

"However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at."

- Stephen Hawking

"God may exist, but science can explain the universe without the need for a creator."

- Stephen Hawking

"God is the name people give to the reason we are here."

- Stephen Hawking