“I believe in universal health care. And I am not afraid to say so.”
Health
“I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.”
DeathAll Quotes by Stephen Hawking
“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“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“God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throws the dice where they cannot be seen.”
God“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”
Change“Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.”
God“The radiation left over from the Big Bang is the same as that in your microwave oven but very much less powerful. It would heat your pizza only to minus 271.3*C - not much good for defrosting the pizza, let alone cooking it.”
Alone“Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.”
Knowledge“It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep thinking about the problem but work on something else. Sometimes it is years before I see the way forward. In the case of information loss and black holes, it was 29 years.”
Good“There are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end ofthe search for the ultimate laws of nature.”
Nature“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“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“Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.”
Work“Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.”
Science“People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.”
Time“I enjoy all forms of music - pop, classical and opera.”
Music“It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value.”
Intelligence“Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.”
Funny“God not only plays dice, but also sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.”
God“I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.”
Death