knowledge Quotes

It now appears that the way the universe began can indeed be determined, using imaginary time.

When we understand string theory, we will know how the universe began. It won't have much effect on how we live, but it is important to understand where we come from and what we can expect to find as we explore.

Imaginary time is a new dimension, at right angles to ordinary, real time.

I had a bet with Gordon Kane of Michigan University that the Higgs particle wouldn't be found.

As a child, I wanted to know how things worked and to control them. With a friend, I built a number of complicated models that I could control.

Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a universe for them to describe?

If you understand the universe, you control it, in a way.

There are no black holes in the sense of regimes from which light can't escape to infinity.

My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.

Cambridge is one of the best universities in the world, especially in my field.