Stephen Hawking

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

I believe alien life is quite common in the universe, although intelligent life is less so. Some say it has yet to appear on planet Earth.

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

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.

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