Stephen Hawking Quotes

Most sets of values would give rise to universes that, although they might be very beautiful, would contain no one able to wonder at that beauty.
Stephen Hawking

Beauty, Beautiful, Give

Obviously, because of my disability, I need assistance. But I have always tried to overcome the limitations of my condition and lead as full a life as possible. I have traveled the world, from the Antarctic to zero gravity.
Stephen Hawking

Life, Possible, Full

Nothing cannot exist forever.
Stephen Hawking

Nothing, Cannot, Forever

People who boast about their I.Q. are losers.
Stephen Hawking

With genetic engineering, we will be able to increase the complexity of our DNA, and improve the human race. But it will be a slow process, because one will have to wait about 18 years to see the effect of changes to the genetic code.
Stephen Hawking

Human, Wait, Able

Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.
Stephen Hawking

Life, Work, Purpose

It is generally recognised that women are better than men at languages, personal relations and multi-tasking, but less good at map-reading and spatial awareness. It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that women might be less good at mathematics and physics.
Stephen Hawking

Good, Women, Men

The radiation left over from the Big Bang is the same as that in your microwave oven but very much less powerful. It would heat your pizza only to minus 271.3*C - not much good for defrosting the pizza, let alone cooking it.
Stephen Hawking

Good, Alone, Powerful

If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans.
Stephen Hawking

America, Turn, Visit

The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of why there should be a universe for the model to describe. Why does the universe go to all the bother of existing?
Stephen Hawking

Science, Why, Cannot

There is no unique picture of reality.
Stephen Hawking

Reality, Picture, Unique

I don't think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space.
Stephen Hawking

Human, Next, Space

We should seek the greatest value of our action.
Stephen Hawking

Greatest, Action, Value

Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.
Stephen Hawking

Science, Passion, Reason

Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.
Stephen Hawking

Knowledge, Become, Discovery

I think the brain is essentially a computer and consciousness is like a computer program. It will cease to run when the computer is turned off. Theoretically, it could be re-created on a neural network, but that would be very difficult, as it would require all one's memories.
Stephen Hawking

Brain, Difficult, Off

I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an inexhaustible supply of energy, without pollution or global warming.
Stephen Hawking

Power, Energy, Become

No one can resist the idea of a crippled genius.
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Idea, Genius, Resist

There are too many accidents that can befall life on a single planet.
Stephen Hawking

Life, Single, Planet

I believe in universal health care. And I am not afraid to say so.
Stephen Hawking

Health, Care, Afraid

I enjoy all forms of music - pop, classical and opera.
Stephen Hawking

Music, Enjoy, Classical

I want to know why the universe exists, why there is something greater than nothing.
Stephen Hawking

Nothing, Why, Universe

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 Hawking

Human, Place, Everyone

I don't want to write an autobiography because I would become public property with no privacy left.
Stephen Hawking

Become, Write, Public

My work and my family are very important to me.
Stephen Hawking

Work, Family, Important

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Physicist

Born: January 8, 1942

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