Quotes

“It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep thinking about the problem but work on something else. Sometimes it is years before I see the way forward. In the case of information loss and black holes, it was 29 years.” Stephen Hawking

“It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value.” Stephen Hawking

“One cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem.” Stephen Hawking

“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

“Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales.” Stephen Hawking

“There are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end ofthe search for the ultimate laws of nature.” Stephen Hawking

“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

“Although September 11 was horrible, it didn't threaten the survival of the human race, like nuclear weapons do.” Stephen Hawking

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

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

“You can't regulate every lab in the world.” Stephen Hawking

“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

“We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn't want to meet.” Stephen Hawking

“I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.” Stephen Hawking

“Science predicts that many different kinds of universe will be spontaneously created out of nothing. It is a matter of chance which we are in.” Stephen Hawking

“The universe is governed by science. But science tells us that we can't solve the equations, directly in the abstract.” Stephen Hawking

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

“There is no heaven or afterlife for broken-down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.” Stephen Hawking

“Philosophers have not kept up with modern developments in science. Particularly physics.” Stephen Hawking

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

“Why are we here? Where do we come from? Traditionally, these are questions for philosophy, but philosophy is dead.” Stephen Hawking

“Using e-mail, I can communicate with scientists all over the world.” Stephen Hawking

“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

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

“Maybe I don't have the most common kind of motor neuron disease, which usually kills in two or three years.” Stephen Hawking

“There is no unique picture of reality.” Stephen Hawking

“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

“Time travel used to be thought of as just science fiction, but Einstein's general theory of relativity allows for the possibility that we could warp space-time so much that you could go off in a rocket and return before you set out.” Stephen Hawking

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

“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