I think computer viruses should count as life ... I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking More Quotes by Stephen Hawking More Quotes From Stephen Hawking The initial configuration of the universe may have been chosen by God, or it may itself have been determined by the laws of science. In either case, it would seem that everything in the universe would then be determined by evolution according to the laws of science, so it is difficult to see how we can be masters of our fate. Stephen Hawking fatelawmay I think my dad [ Stephen Hawking] would have been pleased if I had turned out a scientist because he truly believes that is the most interesting career open to anyone. But he also believes that you have to follow your own path in life and so he certainly wasn't going to push me toward theoretical physics when it didn't look like I was going in that direction naturally. Stephen Hawking dadbelievethinking It should soon be possible dramatically to increase the intelligence and life span of a few individuals. They and their offspring could become a master race. Evolution pays no regard to social justice. It was not fair on the Neanderthals they were replaced by modern humans. Stephen Hawking engineeringracejustice Disability can be no handicap. Stephen Hawking handicapsdisability I don't think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space. Stephen Hawking spaceracethinking Disorder increases with time because we measure time in the direction in which disorder increases. Stephen Hawking increasedisordertime Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a universe for them to describe? Stephen Hawking breathetheoryfire Only time - whatever that may be - will tell. Stephen Hawking only-timemay We should seek the greatest value of our action. Stephen Hawking our-actionsgood-lifescience All that my work has shown is that you don't have to say that the way the universe began was the personal whim of God. Stephen Hawking whimatheistway The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognized. It is not enough for me to wear dark sunglasses and a wig. The wheelchair gives me away. Stephen Hawking darkgivingscience The question is: is the way the universe began chosen by God for reasons we can't understand, or was it determined by a law of science? I believe the second. If you like, you can call the laws of science 'God', but it wouldn't be a personal God that you could meet, and ask questions. Stephen Hawking creation-of-the-universelawbelieve One does not have to appeal to God to set the initial conditions for the creation of the universe, but if one does He would have to act through the laws of physics. Stephen Hawking atheismlawreligion I've noticed that even people who believe in fate look both ways before crossing the street. Stephen Hawking fatebelievepeople All of my life, I have been fascinated by the big questions that face us, and have tried to find scientific answers to them. If, like me, you have looked at the stars, and tried to make sense of what you see, you too have started to wonder what makes the universe exist. Stephen Hawking starsanswersscience A picture is worth a thousand words...and uses up a thousand times the memory. Stephen Hawking picture-is-worth-a-thousand-wordsusememories I enjoy all forms of music - pop, classical and opera. Stephen Hawking operapopsform Government works best under the glare of public scrutiny. Absent such scrutiny, abuses occur. Stephen Hawking glareabusegovernment I believe that the long-term future of the human race must be space and that it represents an important life insurance for our future survival, as it could prevent the disappearance of humanity by colonizing other planets. Stephen Hawking spaceracebelieve Maxwell is the physicist's physicist. Stephen Hawking maxwellphysicist
