Times are not what they were, and we cannot be, either. If you sit and wish for what you want, you may not see it this side of the grave.

I surrender to it, and by surrendering, I control it.

To believe a thing is not to make it true.

To doubt the existence of God is the greatest delusion.

The fullness of existence is the experience of joy and sorrow, good times and dark times, pain and healing..

If possible, try to find a way to come downstairs that doesn't involve going bump, bump, bump, on the back of your head.

When you make something, cleaning it out of structural debris is one of the most vital things you do.

Knowing that we are primates, I think, is a fascinating discovery, and a very interesting and rather cheering one.

When you're climbing at high altitudes, life can get pretty miserable.

My main focus is ball. I know what butters my toast. I know what my job is and what is expected of me, and that's what's first and foremost.

My first sense of myself was as an artist, a painter. I would see a Van Gogh painting and just love it, the more emotional and passionate the more it attracted me.

One big contribution my father [Stephen Hawking] has made is to show that having a disability does not bar you from leading a full and eventful life.

They got married, they got divorced, and half their money goes out the window.