Brian Greene

“The universe is wonderfully intricate and wonderfully complex.”

“Mathematics is the language of the universe. So the more equations you know, the more you can converse with the cosmos.”

“We are all, in a sense, time travelers.”

“Some of the greatest minds have looked at the quantum world and been flabbergasted.”

“String theory has the potential to show that all of the wondrous happenings in the universe... are reflections of one, grand physical principle.”

“Black holes are where God divided by zero.”

“The more we learn about the universe, the more we realize how little we know.”

“The quest for unification is a quest for the ultimate law of nature.”

“When we are all mind, things can get rigid. When we are all heart, things can get chaotic. Both are necessary and beautiful. The goal is to create a marriage between the two.”

“Consciousness is not a thing. It is a process.”

“The core of science is not a mathematical formula or a rigid method. It is a mindset.”

“Reality is not what it seems. It's far more interesting.”

“Science is a way of life. Science is a perspective. Science is the process that takes us from confusion to understanding in a manner that's precise, predictive and reliable.”

“Exploring the unknown requires tolerating uncertainty.”

“Science is the greatest of all adventure stories, one that's been unfolding for thousands of years.”

“To be a physicist, you have to be a bit of a poet. You have to be able to see the world in a grain of sand.”