Quotes by Stephen Hawking

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I think computer viruses should count as life ... I think it says something about human nature that the only form of lif — Stephen Hawking
I have noticed that even those who assert that everything is predestined and that we can change nothing about it still l — Stephen Hawking
My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.", December 12, 2004)] — Stephen Hawking
When people ask me if a god created the universe, I tell them that the question itself makes no sense. Time didn’t exist — Stephen Hawking
We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. T — Stephen Hawking
I believe the simplest explanation is, there is no God. No one created the universe and no one directs our fate. This le — Stephen Hawking
[In the Universe it may be that] Primitive life is very common and intelligent life is fairly rare. Some would say it ha — Stephen Hawking
The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognized. It is not enough for me — Stephen Hawking
One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and pur — Stephen Hawking
The role played by time at the beginning of the universe is, I believe, the final key to removing the need for a Grand D — Stephen Hawking
What I have done is to show that it is possible for the way the universe began to be determined by the laws of science. — Stephen Hawking
why are we here?where do we come from?traditionally,these are questionsfor philosophy,but philosophy is dead — Stephen Hawking
I regard the afterlife to be a fairy story for people that are afraid of the dark — Stephen Hawking
Life would be tragic if it weren't funny. — Stephen Hawking
There is a fundamental difference between religion, which is based on authority, and science, which is based on observat — Stephen Hawking
So long as the universe had a beginning, we could suppose it had a creator. But if the universe is really completely sel — Stephen Hawking
Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what make — Stephen Hawking
For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our ima — Stephen Hawking
It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value. — Stephen Hawking
The human race is just a chemical scum on a moderate-sized planet, orbiting around a very average star in the outer subu — Stephen Hawking