Quotes by Stephen Hawking

About Stephen Hawking:

Stephen William Hawking is an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. His scientific works include a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Hawking was the first to set forth a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He is a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
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We 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.

Stephen Hawking

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

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We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet.

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

My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit as well as physically.

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I am just a child who has never grown up. I still keep asking these 'how' and 'why' questions. Occasionally, I find an answer.

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Stem cell research is the key to developing cures for degenerative conditions like Parkinson's and motor neuron disease from which I and many others suffer. The fact that the cells may come from embryos is not an objection, because the embryos are go...

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Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.

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If I had to choose a superhero to be, I would pick Superman. He's everything that I'm not.

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When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have.

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There is no unique picture of reality.

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If the rate of expansion one second after the Big Bang had been smaller by even one part in a hundred thousand million million, it would have recollapsed before it reached its present size. On the other hand, if it had been greater by a part in a mil...

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No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before.

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In my school, the brightest boys did math and physics, the less bright did physics and chemistry, and the least bright did biology. I wanted to do math and physics, but my father made me do chemistry because he thought there would be no jobs for math...

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Many badly needed goals, like fusion and cancer cure, would be achieved much sooner if we invested more.

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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 r...

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

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There's no way to remove the observer - us - from our perceptions of the world.

Stephen Hawking

I can't disguise myself with a wig and dark glasses - the wheelchair gives me away.

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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.

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The human race may be the only intelligent beings in the galaxy.

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Author Bio

  • NameStephen Hawking
  • DescriptionBritish theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author
  • AliasesStephen William Hawking
  • BornJanuary 8, 1942
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionTheoretical Physicist; Cosmologist; Astrophysicist; Mathematician; Astronomer; Educationist; Science Writer
  • AwardsAlbert Einstein Medal; Wolf Prize In Physics; Copley Medal; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Fundamental Physics Prize; Order Of The Companions Of Honour; Eddington Medal; Dannie Heineman Prize For Mathematical Physics; Gold Medal Of The Royal Astronomical Society; Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Naylor Prize And Lectureship; Oskar Klein Memorial Lecture; Hughes Medal; Royal Society Prizes For Science Books; Albert Medal; Franklin Medal; Lilienfeld Prize; Michelson–Morley Award; Fonseca Prize; Pius XI Medal; Maxwell Medal And Prize; Dirac Medal (IOP); Adams Prize; Andrew Gemant Award; The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal; NSS Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Award; Princess Of Asturias Award - Concord; Honorary Degree; Doctor Honoris Causa