Fred Hoyle

"Life cannot have had a random beginning."

- Fred Hoyle

"It is the true nature of mankind to learn from mistakes, not from example."

- Fred Hoyle

"Life cannot have had a random beginning ... The trouble is that there are about 2000 enzymes, and the chance of obtaining them all in a random trial is only one part in 10^40,000, an outrageously small probability that could not be faced even if the whole universe consisted of organic soup."

- Fred Hoyle

"Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards."

- Fred Hoyle