--- title: "11 Question Universe Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 11 Question Universe quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Question Universe sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/811/seth-lloyd-13748_capable_one-of-the-things-that-i-ve-been-doing-r_2431394.jpg" --- > [One of the things that I've been doing recently in my scientific research is to ask this question: Is the universe actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-lloyd/one-of-the-things-that-i-ve-been-doing-recently-in-my-scientific/) [Seth Lloyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-lloyd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/811/seth-lloyd-13748_capable_one-of-the-things-that-i-ve-been-doing-r_2431394.jpg) > [“A really big question is why the universe is fit for life; it looks like it has been ‘fixed up’.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/a-really-big-question-is-why-the-universe-is-fit-for-life-it-looks/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f0/paul-davies-3810_life_a-really-big-question-is-why-the-univers_1135546.png) > [That is a big question we all have: are we alone in the universe? And exoplanets confirm the suspicion that planets are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-degrasse-tyson/that-is-a-big-question-we-all-have-are-we-alone-in-the-universe-and/) [Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-degrasse-tyson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d77/neil-degrasse-tyson-143_big-questions_that-is-a-big-question-we-all-have-are-w_2734412.png) > [People quite often think of the question 'Are we alone in the universe?' in terms of other civilizations out there: life forms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimitar-sasselov/people-quite-often-think-of-the-question-are-we-alone-in-the-universe/) [Dimitar Sasselov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimitar-sasselov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1e/dimitar-sasselov-30227_alone_people-quite-often-think-of-the-question_1762507.jpg) > [In my writing I even question the universe; I wonder out loud if it is real, and I wonder out loud if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-k-dick/in-my-writing-i-even-question-the-universe-i-wonder-out-loud-if-it-is/) [Philip K. Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-k-dick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/198/philip-k-dick-502_ifs_in-my-writing-i-even-question-the-univer_767342.jpg) > [Then we shall... be able to take part in the discussion of the question of why it is that we and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-hawking/then-we-shall-be-able-to-take-part-in-the-discussion-of-the-question/) [Stephen Hawking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-hawking/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/169/stephen-hawking-389_able_then-we-shall-be-able-to-take-part-in-th_864029.jpg) > [“…only in the few universes that are like ours would intelligent beings develop and ask the question: “Why is the universe the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-hawking/only-in-the-few-universes-that-are-like-ours-would-intelligent-beings/) [Stephen Hawking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-hawking/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f15/stephen-hawking-389_intelligent-life_only-in-the-few-universes-that-are-like_810215.jpg) > [I am very excited to be supporting one of the world's most visionary efforts to seek basic answers to some of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-allen/i-am-very-excited-to-be-supporting-one-of-the-world-s-most-visionary/) [Paul Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/paul-allen-2295_answers_i-am-very-excited-to-be-supporting-one-o_469979.png) > [“... if we do discover a complete theory, it should in time be understandable in broad principle by everyone, not just a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-hawking/if-we-do-discover-a-complete-theory-it-should-in-time-be/) [Stephen Hawking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-hawking/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a16/stephen-hawking-389_psychology_if-we-do-discover-a-complete-theory-it-s_757677.jpg) > [“Why does the universe go to all the bother of existing? Is the unified theory so compelling that it brings about its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-hawking/why-does-the-universe-go-to-all-the-bother-of-existing-is-the-unified-2/) [Stephen Hawking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-hawking/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/311/stephen-hawking-389_philosophy_why-does-the-universe-go-to-all-the-both_2654723.jpg) > [“Why does the universe go to all the bother of existing? Is the unified theory so compelling that it brings about its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-hawking/why-does-the-universe-go-to-all-the-bother-of-existing-is-the-unified/) [Stephen Hawking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-hawking/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f69/stephen-hawking-389_philosophy_why-does-the-universe-go-to-all-the-both_967419.jpg) ## Top authors on Question Universe - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-stephen-hawking-87021.jpg) Stephen Hawking 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/question-universe/stephen-hawking/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/question-universe/#itemlist", "name": "Question Universe Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One of the things that I've been doing recently in my scientific research is to ask this question: Is the universe actually capable of performing things like digital computations?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Seth Lloyd" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-lloyd/one-of-the-things-that-i-ve-been-doing-recently-in-my-scientific/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/811/seth-lloyd-13748_capable_one-of-the-things-that-i-ve-been-doing-r_2431394.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/811/seth-lloyd-13748_capable_one-of-the-things-that-i-ve-been-doing-r_2431394.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/811/seth-lloyd-13748_capable_one-of-the-things-that-i-ve-been-doing-r_2431394.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“One of the things that I've been doing recently in my scientific research is to ask this question: Is the…” — Seth Lloyd", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“A really big question is why the universe is fit for life; it looks like it has been ‘fixed up’.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Davies" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/a-really-big-question-is-why-the-universe-is-fit-for-life-it-looks/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f0/paul-davies-3810_life_a-really-big-question-is-why-the-univers_1135546.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f0/paul-davies-3810_life_a-really-big-question-is-why-the-univers_1135546.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f0/paul-davies-3810_life_a-really-big-question-is-why-the-univers_1135546.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A really big question is why the universe is fit for life; it looks like it has been ‘fixed up’.” — Paul Davies", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That is a big question we all have: are we alone in the universe? 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Is the unified theory so compelling that it brings about its own existence? Or does it need a creator, and, if so, does he have any other effect on the universe? And who created him?…Up to now, most scientists have been too occupied with the development of new theories that describe what the universe is to ask the question why . On the other hand, the people whose business it is to ask why , the philosophers, have not been able to keep up with the advance of scientific theories…However, if we do discover a complete theory, it should in time be understandable in broad principle by everyone, not just a few scientists. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and just ordinary people, be able to take part in the discussion of the question of why it is that we and the universe exist. 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