"It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep thinking about the problem but work on something else. Sometimes it is years before I see the way forward. In the case of information loss and black holes, it was 29 years."

"The most profound shift in technology will be a tool that amplifies human creativity rather than replacing it, ultimately redefining what it means to be human."

"Among physicists, I'm respected I hope."

"I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first."

"The wedding took place in Vermont, where they have legalized gay civil unions, and I married a woman."

"My boyfriend and I broke up. He wanted to get married and I didn't want him to."

"I put on weight like Santa Claus. I just get this belly that kind of extends out."

"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes."