“Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.”
Knowledge
“Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.”
WorkAll Quotes by Stephen Hawking
“God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throws the dice where they cannot be seen.”
God“I enjoy all forms of music - pop, classical and opera.”
Music“The media need superheroes in science just as in every sphere of life, but there is really a continuous range of abilities with no clear dividing line.”
Science“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.”
Science“It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value.”
Intelligence“If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad principle by everyone. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and just ordinary people be able to take part in the discussion of why we and the universe exist.”
Time“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?”
Science“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”
Change“I believe in universal health care. And I am not afraid to say so.”
Health“There is a real danger that computers will develop intelligence and take over. We urgently need to develop direct connections to the brain so that computers can add to human intelligence rather than be in opposition.”
Computers“Philosophers have not kept up with modern developments in science. Particularly physics.”
Science“The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired.”
History“I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.”
Death“God not only plays dice, but also sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.”
God“I used to think information was destroyed in black hole. This was my biggest blunder, or at least my biggest blunder in science.”
Science“My work and my family are very important to me.”
Family“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.”
Science“Among physicists, I'm respected I hope.”
Hope“I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an inexhaustible supply of energy, without pollution or global warming.”
Power