I’ve Spent Something Like 17 Years Working

General Relativity Is In The Old Newtonian Framework Where You Predict What Will Happen, Not The Probability Of What Will Happen. And Putting Together The Probabilities Of Quantum Mechanics With The Certainty Of General Relativity, That's Been The Big Challenge And That's Why We Have Been Excited About String Theory, As It's One Of The Only Approaches That Can Put It Together.

Far From Being Accidental Details, The Properties Of Nature's Basic Building Blocks Are Deeply Entwined With The Fabric Of Space And Time.

Experimental Evidence Is The Final Arbiter Of Right And Wrong.

The Fact That I Don't Have Any Particular Need For Religion Doesn't Mean That I Have A Need To Cast Religion Aside The Way Some Of My Colleagues Do.

I Believe The Process Of Going From Confusion To Understanding Is A Precious, Even Emotional, Experience That Can Be The Foundation Of Self-confidence.