Fred Hoyle

A common sense interpretation of the facts suggests that a superintellect has monkeyed with physics, as well as with chemistry and biology, and that there are no blind forces worth speaking about in nature. The numbers one calculates from the facts seem to me so overwhelming as to put this conclusion almost beyond question.

Space is not a thing, it is a relationship.

The Big Bang theory is a creation myth.

Once a photograph of the Earth, taken from outside, is available, a new idea as powerful as any in history will be let loose.

The universe is a machine for making stars.

There is no way in which we can detect a beginning or an end to the universe.

The most important thing about the universe is that it is not empty.

The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.

The universe is a continuous creation.

The universe is a place where anything can happen, and usually does.

The universe is a place where everything is connected to everything else.

The universe is a place where everything is in motion.

The universe is a place where everything is constantly changing.

The universe is a place where everything is constantly evolving.

The universe is a place where everything is constantly interacting.

The universe is a place where everything is constantly creating.

The universe is a place where everything is constantly destroying.

The universe is a place where everything is constantly being born.

The universe is a place where everything is constantly dying.

The universe is a place where everything is constantly being reborn.