Stephen Hawking Quotes

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• The intelligent beings in these regions should therefore not be surprised if they observe that their locality in the universe satisfies the conditions that are…
• When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have
• All that my work has shown is that you don't have to say that the way the universe began was the personal whim of God.
• Speech has allowed the communication of ideas, enabling human beings to work together to build the impossible. Mankind's greatest achievements have come about by talking,…
• I have lived with the prospect of an early death for the last 49 years. I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry…
• We should seek the greatest value of our action.
• All of my life, I have been fascinated by the big questions that face us, and have tried to find scientific answers to them. If,…
• A lot of prizes have been awarded for showing the universe is not as simple as we might have thought.
• The world has changed far more in the past 100 years than in any other century in history. The reason is not political or economic…
• We won't know for a few years.
• I think the next [21st] century will be the century of complexity. We have already discovered the basic laws that govern matter and understand all…
• What could define God, [is thinking of God] as the embodiment of the laws of nature. However, this is not what most people would think…
• One does not have to appeal to God to set the initial conditions for the creation of the universe, but if one does He would…
• The universe and the Laws of Physics seem to have been specifically designed for us. If any one of about 40 physical qualities had more…
• If the total energy of the universe must always remain zero, and it costs energy to create a body, how can a whole universe be…
• Equations are just the boring part of mathematics. I attempt to see things in terms of geometry.
• If everything in the universe depends upon everything else in a fundamental way, it might be impossible to get close to a full solution by…
• Some individuals are better able than others to draw the right conclusions about the world about them and act accordingly. These individuals will be more…
• I want my books sold on airport bookstalls.
• If it were only a few degrees, that would be serious, but we could adapt to it. But the danger is the warming process might…

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