Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
Who is more humble? The scientist who looks at the universe with an open mind and accepts whatever the universe has to teach us, or somebody who says everything in this book must be considered the literal truth and never mind the fallibility of all the human beings involved?
Was Einstein's theory good? Relatively.
The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counter-intuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true.
Did you know Photons have mass? I didn't even know they were Catholic.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.
When science discovers the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not it.