Stephen Hawking

Imaginary time is a new dimension, at right angles to ordinary, real time.

There is nothing bigger or older than the universe.

One can't predict the weather more than a few days in advance.

It is about this very abstract sense of displacement that he feels the moment he turns off the television.

Playing a three-hour Rush show is like running a marathon while solving equations.

Most reporters who come to me get their stories directly from press releases. Very few do what one would consider to be their professional duty.