Best Stephen Hawking Quotes

Stephen Hawking (January 8, 1942 to March 14, 2018) was a British scientist, professor and author who performed groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology, and whose books helped to make science accessible to everyone. At age 21, while studying cosmology at the University of Cambridge, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Part of his life story was depicted in the 2014 film The Theory of Everything.

Stephen Hawking was regarded as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history. His work on the origins and structure of the universe, from the Big Bang to black holes, revolutionized the field, while his best-selling books have appealed to readers who may not have Hawking's scientific background. Hawking died on March 13, 2018.

Here are some memorable Stephen Hawking Quotes:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Quiet people have the loudest minds.
• Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.
• Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
• My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.
• Women. They are a complete mystery.
• Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor.
• I was not a good student. I did not spend much time at college; I was too busy enjoying myself.
• I have so much that I want to do. I hate wasting time.
• The human race may be the only intelligent beings in the galaxy.
• Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, it might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks.
• Throughout history, people have studied pure science from a desire to understand the universe rather than practical applications for commercial gain. But their discoveries later turned out to have great practical benefits.
• Computers double their performance every month.
• Simplicity is a matter of taste.
• I can't say that my disability has helped my work, but it has allowed me to concentrate on research without having to lecture or sit on boring committees.
• I believe the universe is governed by the laws of science. The laws may have been decreed by God, but God does not intervene to break the laws.
• I think the human race doesn't have a future if it doesn't go into space.
• I don't want to write an autobiography because I would become public property with no privacy left.
• God not only plays dice, but also sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.
• Although I cannot move and I have to speak through a computer, in my mind i'm free.
• One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn't exist.
• I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die.
• If time travel is possible, where are the tourists from the future?
• The thing about smart people is that they seem like crazy people to dumb people.
• Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge.
• It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value.
• What you have told us is rubbish. The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant tortoise.
• People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.
• What did God do before he created the universe?