“ ... things are the way they are in our universe because if they Weren't, we would not be here to notice. Brian Greene
“ Free will is the sensation of making a choice. The sensation is real, but the choice seems illusory. Laws of physics determine the future. Brian Greene
“ You should never be surprised by or feel the need to explain why any physical system is in a high entropy state. Brian Greene
“ …The wonders of life and the universe are mere reflections of microscopic particles engaged in a pointless dance fully choreographed by the laws of physics. Brian Greene
“ Quantum mechanics—the physics of our world—requires that you hold such pedestrian complaints in abeyance. Brian Greene
“ I believe the process of going from confusion to understanding is a precious, even emotional, experience that can be the foundation of self-confidence. Brian Greene
“ Science is a self-correcting discipline that can, in subsequent generations, show that previous ideas were not correct. Brian Greene
“ String theory envisions a multiverse in which our universe is one slice of bread in a big cosmic loaf. The other slices would be displaced from ours in some extra dimension of space. Brian Greene
“ Assessing existence while failing to embrace the insights of modern physics would be like wrestling in the dark with an unknown opponent. Brian Greene
“ Relativity challenges your basic intuitions that you've built up from everyday experience. It says your experience of time is not what you think it is, that time is malleable. Your experience of space… Brian Greene
“ Far from being accidental details, the properties of nature's basic building blocks are deeply entwined with the fabric of space and time. Brian Greene
“ My mom says: 'Why aren't you a doctor?' and I'm like, 'I am a doctor!' and she's all, 'No, I mean a real doctor.' She reads my books, but she says they give her a headache. Brian Greene
“ One of the strangest features of string theory is that it requires more than the three spatial dimensions that we see directly in the world around us. That sounds like science fiction, but it is an in… Brian Greene
“ Physicists have come to realize that mathematics, when used with sufficient care, is a proven pathway to truth. Brian Greene
“ But, as Einstein once said, For we convinced physicists, the distinction between past, present, and future is only an illusion, however persistent.5 Brian Greene
“ We all love a good story. We all love a tantalizing mystery. We all love the underdog pressing onward against seemingly insurmountable odds. We all, in one form or another, are trying to make sense of… Brian Greene
