The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the
universe is that it has never tried to contact read more

The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the
universe is that it has never tried to contact us.

The crux is that the vast majority of the mass of the universe seems to be missing.

The crux is that the vast majority of the mass of the universe seems to be missing.

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.

In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blade's no easier to make than an oak.

In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blade's no easier to make than an oak.

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and read more

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what read more

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us.

The most beautiful things in the universe are the starry heavens above us and the feeling of duty within us.

The most beautiful things in the universe are the starry heavens above us and the feeling of duty within us.

There is a coherent plan to the universe, though I don't know
what it's a plan for.

There is a coherent plan to the universe, though I don't know
what it's a plan for.

Some say that the universe is made so that when we are about to understand it it changes into something read more

Some say that the universe is made so that when we are about to understand it it changes into something even more incomprehensible. And then there are those who say that this has already happened.