I believe everyone should have a broad picture of how the universe operates and our place in it. It is a basic human desire. And it also puts our worries in perspective.
STEPHEN HAWKINGI’ve noticed that even people who believe in fate look both ways before crossing the street.
More Stephen Hawking Quotes
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What was God doing before the divine creation? Was he preparing hell for people who asked such questions?
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My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.
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So next time someone complains that you have made a mistake, tell him that may be a good thing. Because without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.
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I have sold more books on physics than Madonna has on sex.
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I would rather be right than rigorous.
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Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor.
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One can’t prove that God doesn’t exist. But science makes God unnecessary. The laws of physics can explain the universe without the need for a creator.
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The fact that no one understands you doesn’t mean you’re an artist.
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There is no prescribed route to follow to arrive at a new idea. You have to make the intuitive leap.
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The increase of disorder or entropy is what distinguishes the past from the future, giving a direction to time.
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I like physics, but I love cartoons.
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What I have done is to show that it is possible for the way the universe began to be determined by the laws of science.
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While there’s life, there is hope.
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What I meant by ‘we would know the mind of God’ is, we would know everything that God would know, if there were a God. Which there isn’t. I’m an atheist.
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Mankind’s greatest achievements have come about by talking and its greatest failures by not talking. It doesn’t have to be like this.
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