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

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

Interestingly, according to modern astronomers, space is finite. This is a very comforting thought - particularly for people who cannot read more

Interestingly, according to modern astronomers, space is finite. This is a very comforting thought - particularly for people who cannot remember where they left things.

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination is locked up in the read more

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination is locked up in the safe.

The scientific theroy I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.

The scientific theroy I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.

The question is not so much whether there is life on Mars as whether it will continue to be possible read more

The question is not so much whether there is life on Mars as whether it will continue to be possible to live on Earth

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can read more

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.

In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry, and has been widely regarded read more

In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry, and has been widely regarded as a bad idea.

The difference between sex and death is that with death you can do it alone and no one is going read more

The difference between sex and death is that with death you can do it alone and no one is going to make fun of you.