Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a universe for them to describe?

Quote by Stephen Hawking

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When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have

When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have

I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail....

I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail....

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very...

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very...

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

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

When asked, 'What did God do before he created the universe?' St. Augustine didnÂ´t reply,...

When asked, 'What did God do before he created the universe?' St. Augustine didnÂ´t reply,...

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen...

The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen...

Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be...

Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be...

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have

When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have

If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad...

If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad...

There are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end ofthe...

There are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end ofthe...

To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.

To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.

Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales.

Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales.

One cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem.

One cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem.

All the evidence shows that God was actually quite a gambler, and the universe is...

All the evidence shows that God was actually quite a gambler, and the universe is...

Most sets of values would give rise to universes that, although they might be very...

Most sets of values would give rise to universes that, although they might be very...

The universe, they said, depended for its operation on the balance of four forces which...

The universe, they said, depended for its operation on the balance of four forces which...

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist...

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist...

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.