To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational. Stephen Hawking More Quotes by Stephen Hawking More Quotes From Stephen Hawking So remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and hold on to that childlike wonder about what makes the universe exist. Stephen Hawking giving-upstarsfeet The thing about smart people is that they seem like crazy people to dumb people. Stephen Hawking smartcrazypeople One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away. Stephen Hawking starslovelife Quiet people have the loudest minds. Stephen Hawking quiet-peoplefearlessmind So next time someone complains that you have made a mistake, tell him that may be a good thing. Because without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist. Stephen Hawking imperfectionmistakemay It is my view that the simplest explanation is there is no God. No one created the universe and no one directs our fate. This leads me to a profound realization. There is probably no heaven, and no afterlife either. We have this one life to appreciate the grand design of the universe, and for that, I am extremely grateful. Stephen Hawking atheistmotivationalbelieve The more you learn, the more you know. The more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know. So why bother to learn. Stephen Hawking logicalbotherforget The human race is just a chemical scum on a moderate-sized planet, orbiting around a very average star in the outer suburb of one among a hundred billion galaxies. We are so insignificant that I can't believe the whole universe exists for our benefit. That would be like saying that you would disappear if I closed my eyes. Stephen Hawking starseyebelieve Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. Stephen Hawking motivationalinspirationallife It is all right to make mistakes; nothing is perfect because with perfection, we would not exist. Stephen Hawking perfectionperfectmistake I don't fear God- I fear His believers. Stephen Hawking fear-godbeliever Success is a relative term. It brings so many relatives. Stephen Hawking relativelogicalterm It is very important for young people keep their sense of wonder and keep asking why. Stephen Hawking asking-whyimportantpeople What I have learned from life is to make the most of what you have got. Stephen Hawking i-have-learnedlife-islife The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist. Stephen Hawking stupid-peopleartistmean 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 changephilosophylife Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Stephen Hawking alienspurposegiving 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 cheer-upstarshumility People who boast about their I.Q. are losers. Stephen Hawking educationsciencepeople 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 askinganswerschildren
