350+ Stephen Hawking Quotes: Power of Words

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

We are all now connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain.

Without imperfection, you or I would not exist.

My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.

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.

It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love.

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.

If time travel is possible, where are the tourists from the future?

It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love.

Mankind’s greatest achievements have come about by talking, and its greatest failures by not talking.

I would never claim this. People who boast about their IQ are losers.

Without imperfection, you or I would not exist.

Quiet people have the loudest minds.

Not only does God play dice, but… he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.

My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.

People who boast about their IQ are losers.

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.

We are all different — but we share the same human spirit.

It surprises me how disinterested we are today about things like physics, space, the universe and philosophy of our existence, our purpose, our final destination. Its a crazy world out there. Be curious.

I don’t think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space.

So remember, look at the stars and not at your feet.

We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet.

However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there’s life, there is hope.

I was hoping a future Miss Universe was going to step through the door.

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.

Exploration by real people inspires us.

We should seek the greatest value of our action.

There is more enthusiasm for everything in America.

Quiet people have the loudest minds.

I have lived with the prospect of an early death for the last 49 years. I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.

My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.

The idea of 10 dimensions might sound exciting, but they would cause real problems if you forget where you parked your car.

Not only does God play dice, but… he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.

Although I cannot move and I have to speak through a computer, in my mind I am free.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge.

If the government is covering up knowledge of aliens, they are doing a better job of it than they do at anything else.

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.

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.

Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.

However, one cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem.

The most important point: that the universe is governed by a set of rational laws that we can discover and understand.

Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.

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.

We are all now connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain.

Women. They are a complete mystery.

Imaginary time is a new dimension, at right angles to ordinary, real time.

Education is the art of making man ethical.

Education is helping the child realize his potentialities.

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.

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

It surprises me how disinterested we are today about things like physics, space, the universe and philosophy of our existence, our purpose, our final destination.

It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love.

I don’t think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space.

I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die.

Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion

However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there’s life, there is hope.

Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.

I have lived with the prospect of an early death for the last 49 years. I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.

Just because I do a lot of thinking doesn’t mean I don’t like parties and getting into trouble.

People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.

Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.

Science can lift people out of poverty and cure disease. That, in turn, will reduce civil unrest.

I have found far greater enthusiasm for science in America than here in Britain. There is more enthusiasm for everything in America.

I hope I have helped to raise the profile of science and to show that physics is not a mystery but can be understood by ordinary people.

There is a fundamental difference between religion, which is based on authority, and science, which is based on observation and reason. Science will win because it works.

I used to think information was destroyed in black hole. This was my biggest blunder, or at least my biggest blunder in science.

Philosophers have not kept up with modern developments in science.

The media need superheroes in science just as in every sphere of life, but there is really a continuous range of abilities with no clear dividing line.

Science predicts that many different kinds of universe will be spontaneously created out of nothing. It is a matter of chance which we are in.

The universe is governed by science. But science tells us that we can’t solve the equations, directly in the abstract.

There is no heaven or afterlife for broken-down computers that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.

The universe has no restrictions. You place restrictions on the universe with your expectations.

The life we have on Earth must have spontaneously generated itself. It must therefore be possible for life to generate spontaneously elsewhere in the universe.

And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

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.

We each exist for but a short time, and in that time explore but a small part of the whole universe.

It surprises me how disinterested we are today about things like physics, space, the universe and philosophy of our existence, our purpose, our final destination. Its a crazy world out there. Be curious.

It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love.

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.

My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.

Work gives you meaning and purpose, and life is empty without it.

The victim should have the right to end his life, if he wants. But I think it would be a great mistake. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there’s life, there is hope.

We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet.

I regard the afterlife to be a fairy story for people that are afraid of the dark

We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet,

However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. Where there’s life, there’s hope.

While there’s life, there is hope.

Primitive life is very common and intelligent life is fairly rare. Some would say it has yet to occur on Earth.

There should be no boundaries to human endeavor. However bad life may seem, there is always hope.

Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.

I like physics, but I love cartoons.

Women. They are a complete mystery.

It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love.

If you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don’t throw it away.

You cannot understand the glories of the universe without believing there is some Supreme Power behind it.

Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.

Imaginary time is a new dimension, at right angles to ordinary, real time.

There could be shadow galaxies, shadow stars, and even shadow people.