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.
STEPHEN HAWKINGWe are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.
More Stephen Hawking Quotes
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Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge.
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I think the human race doesn’t have a future if we don’t go into space. We need to expand our horizons beyond planet Earth if we are to have a long-term future.
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The idea that we are alone in the universe seems to me completely implausible and arrogant, considering the number of planets and stars that we know exist, it’s extremely unlikely that we are the only form of evolved life.
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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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If time travel is possible, where are the tourists from the future?
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Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.
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Love the neighbour. But don’t get caught.
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Go the extra mile. It makes your boss look like an incompetent slacker.
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However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
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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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There is a fundamental difference between religion, which is based on authority, and science, which is based on observation and reason. Science will win because it works.
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The laws of science do not distinguish between the past and the future.
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The 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.
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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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Although I cannot move, and I have to speak through a computer, in my mind, I am free.
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