Stephen Hawking Quotes

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Stephen Hawking

Profession : Physicist

Birth : January 8, 1942

Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.

Stephen Hawking

We are all now connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain.

Stephen Hawking

There is no unique picture of reality.

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I believe alien life is quite common in the universe, although intelligent life is less so. Some say it has yet to appear on planet Earth.

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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.

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Science is beautiful when it makes simple explanations of phenomena or connections between different observations. Examples include the double helix in biology and the fundamental equations of physics.

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I wouldn't be here today if it were not for the NHS. I have received a large amount of high-quality treatment without which I would not have survived.

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People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

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

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

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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.

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Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or other dangers we have not yet thought of.

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

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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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Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales.

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Even if it turns out that time travel is impossible, it is important that we understand why it is impossible.

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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 million, the universe would have expanded too rapidly for stars and planets to form.

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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 require all one's memories.

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