When you are faced with the possibility of dying, you realize that life is precious and you have a lot to do.

------Stephen Hawking

Concerning the controversy over space-time physics, I dare not bet with my colleagues because I am afraid that they will come through wormholes. Future people, they know the standard answer very clearly.

------Hawking

Prostitutes and scientists are the two best professions.

------Hawking

I believe that the next century will be the century of complexity

------Hawking

Each equation cuts book sales in half!

------Hawking

God creates both geniuses and fools. This does not depend on talent, but is entirely the result of different levels of personal effort.