The universe doesn’t allow perfection.
STEPHEN HAWKINGThe universe doesn’t allow perfection.
STEPHEN HAWKINGIf the government is covering up knowledge of aliens, they are doing a better job of it than they do at anything else.
STEPHEN HAWKINGOur only chance of long-term survival is not to remain lurking on planet Earth, but to spread out into space.
STEPHEN HAWKINGGo the extra mile. It makes your boss look like an incompetent slacker.
STEPHEN HAWKINGI don’t want to write an autobiography because I would become public property with no privacy left.
STEPHEN HAWKINGKeeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor.
STEPHEN HAWKINGThe past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities.
STEPHEN HAWKINGOne is always a long way from solving a problem until one actually has the answer.
STEPHEN HAWKINGWe don’t let animals suffer, so why humans?
STEPHEN HAWKINGI’ve noticed that even people who believe in fate look both ways before crossing the street.
STEPHEN HAWKINGThe laws of science do not distinguish between the past and the future.
STEPHEN HAWKINGWhat was God doing before the divine creation? Was he preparing hell for people who asked such questions?
STEPHEN HAWKINGThe increase of disorder or entropy is what distinguishes the past from the future, giving a direction to time.
STEPHEN HAWKINGLove the neighbour. But don’t get caught.
STEPHEN HAWKINGScience is beautiful when it makes simple explanations of phenomena or connections between different observations.
STEPHEN HAWKINGThere is no unique picture of reality.
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