Stephen Hawking Quotes - Page 3

One is always a long way from solving a problem until one actually has the answer.

It matters that you don't just give up.

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

I may contradict myself, but at least I don't contradict myself.

The meaning in life is not out there but inbetween our ears. In many ways this makes us the lords of creation.

Once I wept for I had no shoes. Then I met a man with no feet, so I took his shoes. I mean, it wasn't as if he was going to need them.

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.

One cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem.

So Einstein was wrong when he said, "God does not play dice." Consideration of black holes suggests, not only that God does play dice, but that he sometimes confuses us by throwing them where they can't be seen.

When the going gets tough, the tough take a coffee break.

If the government is covering up knowledge of aliens, they are doing a better job of it than they do at anything else.

Is god omnipotent ? If he is, can he create a rock so heavy he can't lift it ?

It is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God.

So next time someone complains that you have made a mistake, tell him that may be a good thing. Because without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.

The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist.

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

The rate of progress is so rapid that what one learns at school or university is always a bit out of date. Only a few people can keep up with the rapidly advancing frontier of knowledge, and they have to devote their whole time to it and specialize in a small area. The rest of the population has little idea of the advances that are being made or the excitement they are generating.

If time travel is possible, where are the tourists from the future?

There should be a better way to start a day than waking up every morning.

Jesus loves you, but everyone else thinks you're an ass.

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

Latest survey shows that 3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the world's population.

The human race is just a chemical scum on a moderate-sized planet, orbiting around a very average star in the outer suburb of one among a hundred billion galaxies. We are so insignificant that I can't believe the whole universe exists for our benefit. That would be like saying that you would disappear if I closed my eyes.

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.

My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.