Universe quotes

“God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of his own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players, to being involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time.” Terry Pratchett

“For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.” Terry Pratchett

“In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.” Douglas Adams

“There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.There is another theory which states that this has already happened.” Douglas Adams

“It's important that someone celebrate our existence... People are the only mirror we have to see ourselves in. The domain of all meaning. All virtue, all evil, are contained only in people. There is none in the universe at large. Solitary confinement is a punishment in every human culture.” Lois McMaster Bujold

“Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe.” Galileo Galilei

“Even sleepers are workers and collaborators in what goes on in the Universe.” Heraclitus

“ The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.” Robert Anson Heinlein

“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” Albert Einstein

“I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown.” Woody Allen

“Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.” Frank Herbert

“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.” Paulo Coelho

“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” Paulo Coelho

“We are an impossibility in an impossible universe.” Ray Bradbury

“We are the miracle of force and matter making itself over into imagination and will. Incredible. The Life Force experimenting with forms. You for one. Me for another. The Universe has shouted itself alive. We are one of the shouts.” Ray Bradbury

“Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say that there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.” Frank Zappa

“I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.” Dalai Lama

“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.” Buddha

“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” Buddha

“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.” Stephen Hawking

“My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.” Stephen Hawking

“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?” Stephen Hawking

“If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad principle by everyone. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and just ordinary people be able to take part in the discussion of why we and the universe exist.” Stephen Hawking

“Most sets of values would give rise to universes that, although they might be very beautiful, would contain no one able to wonder at that beauty.” Stephen Hawking

“The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of why there should be a universe for the model to describe. Why does the universe go to all the bother of existing?” Stephen Hawking

“Science predicts that many different kinds of universe will be spontaneously created out of nothing. It is a matter of chance which we are in.” Stephen Hawking

“The universe is governed by science. But science tells us that we can't solve the equations, directly in the abstract.” Stephen Hawking

“I believe everyone should have a broad picture of how the universe operates and our place in it. It is a basic human desire. And it also puts our worries in perspective.” Stephen Hawking

“Observations indicate that the universe is expanding at an ever increasing rate. It will expand forever, getting emptier and darker.” Stephen Hawking

“I want to know why the universe exists, why there is something greater than nothing.” Stephen Hawking