50 Stephen Hawking Quotes and Sayings
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Stephen Hawking Quotes
- “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” – Stephen Hawking
- “Quiet people have the loudest minds.” – Stephen Hawking
- “There is no unique picture of reality.” – Stephen Hawking
- “God is the name people give to the reason we are here.” – Stephen Hawking
- “God may exist, but science can explain the universe without the need for a creator.” – Stephen Hawking
- “However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.” – Stephen Hawking
- “I am just a child who has never grown up. I still keep asking these ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions. Occasionally, I find an answer.” – Stephen Hawking
- “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.” – Stephen Hawking
- “I believe there are no questions that science can’t answer about a physical universe.” – Stephen Hawking
- “I have found far greater enthusiasm for science in America than here in Britain. There is more enthusiasm for everything in America.” – Stephen Hawking
Quotes by Stephen Hawking
- “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.” – Stephen Hawking
- “In my opinion, there is no aspect of reality beyond the reach of the human mind.” – Stephen Hawking
- “Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.” – Stephen Hawking
- “Many people find the universe confusing — it’s not.” – Stephen Hawking
- “People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.” – Stephen Hawking
- “Science can lift people out of poverty and cure disease. That, in turn, will reduce civil unrest.” – Stephen Hawking
- “Science is increasingly answering questions that used to be the province of religion.” – Stephen Hawking
- “Science is not only a disciple of reason but also one of romance and passion.” – Stephen Hawking
- “Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.” – Stephen Hawking
- “The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities.” – Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking Inspirational Quotes
- “The universe is not indifferent to our existence — it depends on it.” – Stephen Hawking
- “There is nothing bigger or older than the universe.” – Stephen Hawking
- “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.” – Stephen Hawking
- “When one’s expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have.” – Stephen Hawking
- “Work gives you meaning and purpose, and life is empty without it.” – Stephen Hawking
- “I have noticed that even people who claim everything is predetermined and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” – Stephen Hawking
- “I have no idea. People who boast about their I.Q. are losers.” – Stephen Hawking
- “Women, they are a complete mystery.” – Stephen Hawking
- “My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.” – Stephen Hawking
- “My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.” – Stephen Hawking
Inspiring Quotes by Stephen Hawking
- “It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love.” – Stephen Hawking
- “One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn’t exist…Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.” – Stephen Hawking
- “Not only does God play dice, but… he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.” – Stephen Hawking
- “If time travel is possible, where are the tourists from the future?” – Stephen Hawking
- “I don’t think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space.” – Stephen Hawking
- “It is said that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. But the universe is the ultimate free lunch.” – Stephen Hawking
- “We are all now connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain.” – Stephen Hawking
- “To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.” – Stephen Hawking
- “I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.” – Stephen Hawking
- “It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value.” – Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking Quotes
- “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” – Stephen Hawking
- “I have noticed that even those who assert that everything is predestined and that we can change nothing about it still look both ways before they cross the street.” – Stephen Hawking
- “Although I cannot move and I have to speak through a computer, in my mind I am free.” – Stephen Hawking
- “You cannot understand the glories of the universe without believing there is some Supreme Power behind it.” – Stephen Hawking
- “The thing about smart people is that they seem like crazy people to dumb people.” – Stephen Hawking
- “One is always a long way from solving a problem until one actually has the answer.” – Stephen Hawking
- “The idea of 10 dimensions might sound exciting, but they would cause real problems if you forget where you parked your car.” – Stephen Hawking
- “Simplicity is a matter of taste.” – Stephen Hawking
- “What did God do before he created the universe?”
- “If you understand how the universe operates, you control it, in a way.” – Stephen Hawking
