Once I wept for I had no shoes. Then I met a man with no feet, so I took his shoes. I… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
I don't believe that the ultimate theory will come by steady work along existing lines. We need something new. We can't predict… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global warming, nuclear war,… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
If I knew what was going to happen in ten years I would do it now. I just follow my nose. — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
The universe and the Laws of Physics seem to have been specifically designed for us. If any one of about 40 physical… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
I'm a child myself, in the sense that I'm still looking. Children are fascinated by black holes and ask me questions. I… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
If a superior alien civilization sent us a message saying, 'We'll arrive in a few decades', would we just reply, 'OK, call… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
Gravity is so strong that space is bent round onto itself, making it rather like the surface of the earth. If one… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
If we can avoid disaster for the next two centuries, our species should be safe as we spread into space. If we… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
So long as the Universe had a beginning, we could suppose it had a creator. But if the Universe is really completely… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
If the total energy of the universe must always remain zero, and it costs energy to create a body, how can a… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
We have made remarkable progress in the last hundred years, but if we want to continue, our future is in space. — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
Is god omnipotent ? If he is, can he create a rock so heavy he can't lift it ? — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
The question is: is the way the universe began chosen by God for reasons we can't understand, or was it determined by… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
I am damned if I'm going to die before I have unraveled more of the universe — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
If you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away. — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
If it were only a few degrees, that would be serious, but we could adapt to it. But the danger is the… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
In fact, if one considers the possible constants and laws that could have emerged, the odds against a universe that produced life… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
One does not have to appeal to God to set the initial conditions for the creation of the universe, but if one… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
If everything in the universe depends upon everything else in a fundamental way, it might be impossible to get close to a… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
It is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
If you lined up all the cars in the world end to end, someone would try to pass them. — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
The doctor who diagnosed me with ALS, or motor neuron disease, told me that it would kill me in two or three years. — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
We are the product of quantum fluctuations in the very early universe. — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
The human race does not have a very good record of intelligent behavior. — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
“We have finally found something that doesn’t have a cause, because there was no time for a cause to exist in. For me this… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
[On President Bush's plan to get to Mars in 10 years] Stupid. Robots would do a better job and be much cheaper because you… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
I believe the simplest explanation is, there is no God. No one created the universe and no one directs our fate. This leads me… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
The Paralympic Games is about transforming our perception of the world. — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
The increase of disorder or entropy is what distinguishes the past from the future, giving a direction to time. — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
Most sets of values would give rise to universes that, although they might be very beautiful, would contain no one able to wonder at… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
There is a fundamental difference between religion, which is based on authority, and science, which is based on observation and reason. Science will win… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
“In the eighteenth century, philosophers considered the whole of human knowledge, including science, to be their field and discussed questions such as: Did the… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
A model is a good model if first it interprets a wide range of observations in terms of a simple and elegant model, and… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
