“ However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. Stephen Hawking
“ Science is increasingly answering questions that used to be the province of religion. Stephen Hawking
“ When one's expectations are reduced to zero one really appreciates everything one does have. Stephen Hawking
“ So long as the universe had a beginning, we could suppose it had a creator. But if the universe is really completely self-contained, having no boundary or edge, it would have neither beginning nor end… Stephen Hawking
“ I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an inexhaustible supply of energy, without pollution or global warming. Stephen Hawking
“ The big question in cosmology in the early 1960s was did the universe have a beginning? Many scientists were instinctively opposed to the idea, because they felt that a point of creation would be a pl… Stephen Hawking
“ A few years ago, the city council of Monza, Italy, barred pet owners from keeping goldfish in curved bowls... saying that it is cruel to keep a fish in a bowl with curved sides because, gazing out, th… Stephen Hawking
“ I believe there are no questions that science can't answer about a physical universe. Stephen Hawking
“ Science can lift people out of poverty and cure disease. That, in turn, will reduce civil unrest. Stephen Hawking
“ I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark. Stephen Hawking
“ 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,… Stephen Hawking
“ I believe 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 that there probably is no heaven and no afterli… Stephen Hawking
“ Roger Penrose and I showed that Einstein’s general theory of relativity implied that the universe must have a beginning and, possibly, an end. Stephen Hawking
“ Time travel was once considered scientific heresy, and I used to avoid talking about it for fear of being labelled a 'crank.' 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
“ Before I lost my voice, it was slurred, so only those close to me could understand, but with the computer voice, I found I could give popular lectures. I enjoy communicating science. It is important t… Stephen Hawking
“ In the past, there was active discrimination against women in science. That has now gone, and although there are residual effects, these are not enough to account for the small numbers of women, parti… Stephen Hawking
