What I have learned from life is to make the most of what you have got. Stephen Hawking More Quotes by Stephen Hawking More Quotes From Stephen Hawking We are very, very small, but we are profoundly capable of very, very big things. Stephen Hawking big-things capable bigs If what we regard as real depends on our theory, how can we make reality the basis of our philosophy? But we cannot distinguish what is real about the universe without a theory. It makes no sense to ask if it corresponds to reality, because we do not know what reality is independent of a theory. Stephen Hawking independent real philosophy A snooze button is a poor substitute for no alarm clock at all. Stephen Hawking buttons alarms poor If human life were long enough to find the ultimate theory, everything would have been solved by previous generations. Nothing would be left to be discovered. Stephen Hawking generations would-be long Over a very small number of rolls of the dice, the uncertainty principle is very important. Stephen Hawking uncertainty-principle small-numbers important It's the gravity that shapes the large scale structure of the universe, even though it is the weakest of four categories of forces Stephen Hawking structure four shapes I think those who have a terminal illness and are in great pain should have the right to choose to end their own life, and those that help them should be free from prosecution. Stephen Hawking pain should-have thinking Plagiarism saves time. Stephen Hawking plagiarism The doctor who diagnosed me with ALS, or motor neuron disease, told me that it would kill me in two or three years. Stephen Hawking doctors two years We got through all of Genesis and part of Exodus before I left. One of the main things I learned from this exercise was not to begin a sentence with "And." When I pointed out that most sentences in the Bible began with "And," I was told that English had changed since the time of King James. In that case, I argued, why make us read the Bible? But it was in vain. Robert Graves at that time was very keen on the symbolism and mysticism in the Bible. Stephen Hawking taught symbolism kings With genetic engineering, we will be able to increase the complexity of our DNA, and improve the human race. But it will be a slow process, because one will have to wait about 18 years to see the effect of changes to the genetic code. Stephen Hawking engineering dna race thus, in a sense, we are all doomed. even if we stay away from black holes Stephen Hawking doomed holes black One can imagine that God created the universe at literally any time in the past. On the other hand, if the universe is expanding, there may be physical reasons why there had to be a beginning. One could imagine that God created the universe at the instant of the big bang, or even afterwards in just such a way as to make it look as though there had been a big bang, but it would be meaningless to suppose that it was created before the big bang. An expanding universe does not preclude a creator, but it does place limits on when he might have carried out his job! Stephen Hawking expanding-universe jobs past The rate of progress is so rapid that what one learns at school or university is always a bit out of date. Only a few people can keep up with the rapidly advancing frontier of knowledge, and they have to devote their whole time to it and specialize in a small area. The rest of the population has little idea of the advances that are being made or the excitement they are generating. Stephen Hawking people ideas school I used to think information was destroyed in black hole. This was my biggest blunder, or at least my biggest blunder in science. Stephen Hawking information black thinking There could be whole antiworlds and antipeople made out of antiparticles. However, if you ever meet your antiself, don't shake hands! You would both vanish in a great flash of light. Stephen Hawking light science hands I am damned if I'm going to die before I have unraveled more of the universe Stephen Hawking dies universe ifs What could define God, [is thinking of God] as the embodiment of the laws of nature. However, this is not what most people would think of that God. They made a human-like being with whom one can have a personal relationship. When you look at the vast size of the universe and how insignificant an accidental human life is in it, that seems most impossible. Stephen Hawking law people thinking If it were only a few degrees, that would be serious, but we could adapt to it. But the danger is the warming process might be unstable and run away. We could end up like Venus, covered in clouds and with the surface temperature of 400 degrees. It could be too late if we wait until the bad effects of warming become obvious. We need action now to reduce emission of carbon dioxide. Stephen Hawking waiting clouds running Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global warming, nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or other dangers. I think the human race has no future if it doesn't go into space. I therefore want to encourage public interest in space. Stephen Hawking race war thinking
