For me, [John Wheeler] was the last Titan, the only physics superhero still standing.

All too often, schools resemble museums, reflecting the past rather than shaping the future

I believe that consciousness is the way information feels when being processed.

In infinite space, even the most unlikely events must take place somewhere.

Our external physical reality is a mathematical structure.

There’s no better guarantee of failure than convincing yourself that success is impossible, and therefore never even trying.

In 2056, I think you'll be able to buy T-shirts on which are printed equations describing the unified laws of our universe.

If I get a parking ticket, there is always a parallel universe where I didn't. On the other hand, there is yet another universe where my car was stolen.

The hallmark of a deep explanation is that it answers more than you ask

If life were a movie, physical reality would be the entire DVD: Future and past frames exist just as much as the present one.

If our 14 billion year cosmic history were scaled to 1 year, then 100, 000 years of human history would be 4 minutes, and a 100 year life would be 0.2 seconds.

What kind of god would create a world in which the means of survival depends on our eating each other?

Islam is the only religion that gives dignity to the poor.

I applied to only one college - the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania - and was fortunate to be accepted. After graduation, I headed to Wall Street and worked as I had dreamed.

I joined the Army in 1965 and served with the 11th Hussars, which I loved. The regiment was so relaxed - a salute was more like a friendly wave.

The game has such a hold on golfers because they compete not only against an opponent, but also against the course, against par, and most surely- against themselves.

Had I known of the actual horrors of the German concentration camps, I could not have made The Great Dictator, I could not have made fun of the homicidal insanity of the Nazis.

My philosophy: find what it is you want to say, walk in the room, say it, and get the hell out.

I gravitated to acting out of a mixture of instinct, naivete and opportunity.

Your life is your message.

I may not believe in life after death, but what a gift it is to be alive now.