"There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark."

"The universe is a grand design, and we are but tiny parts of it."

"Einstein was wrong when he said, 'God does not play dice'. Consideration of black holes suggests, not only that God does play dice, but that he sometimes confuses us by throwing them where they can't …"

"I think [contacting an alien civilization] would be a disaster. The extraterrestrials would probably be far in advance of us. The history of advanced races meeting more primitive people on this planet…"

"We are all driven by a desire to understand the universe."