"I would like to understand the mind of God, if there is one."

"Einstein was wrong when he said, 'God does not play dice'. Consideration of black holes suggests, not only that God does play dice, but that he sometimes confuses us by throwing them where they can't …"

"We are all different, but we share the same human spirit. Perhaps it's human nature that we adapt and survive."

"The only advantage of my disability is that I do not get put on a lot of boring committees."

"We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet."