If the government is covering up knowledge of aliens, they are doing a better job of it than they do at anything else.
STEPHEN HAWKINGThe more you learn, the more you know. The more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know. So why bother to learn.
More Stephen Hawking Quotes
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There is no unique picture of reality.
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I don’t fear God- I fear His believers.
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When something is made idiot proof, they will just make better idiots.
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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.
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One cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem.
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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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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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I would rather be right than rigorous.
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If at first you don’t succeed, try management.
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A person who smiles in the face of adversity, probably has a scapegoat.
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We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet.
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Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
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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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My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.
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I have sold more books on physics than Madonna has on sex.
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