We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet o... - Stephen Hawking

"My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus."[The Science of Second-Guessing (New York Times Magazine Interview, December 12, 2004)]"

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

"One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away."

"I regard the afterlife to be a fairy story for people that are afraid of the dark"

"It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value."