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Stephen Hawking Quotes

What I have learned from life is to make the most of what you have got Picture Quote #1

We are very, very small, but we are profoundly capable of very, very big things Picture Quote #1

Issuing an insurance policy against abduction by aliens seems a pretty safe bet Picture Quote #1

Science is beautiful when it makes simple explanations of phenomena or connections between different observations Picture Quote #1

Scientific discovery may not be better than sex, but the satisfaction lasts longer Picture Quote #1

The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race Picture Quote #1

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Religion believes in miracles, but these aren’t compatible with science Picture Quote #1

I think the human race has no future if it doesn’t go into space Picture Quote #1

There is no physical law precluding particles from being organised in ways that perform even more advanced computations than the arrangements of particles in human brains Picture Quote #1

‘The Simpsons’ appearances were great fun. But I don’t take them too seriously. I think ‘The Simpsons’ have treated my disability responsibly Picture Quote #1

It’s clearly possible for a something to acquire higher intelligence than its ancestors: we evolved to be smarter than our ape-like ancestors, and Einstein was smarter than his parents Picture Quote #1

So great a contribution to physics was Two New Sciences that scholars have long maintained that the book anticipated Isaac Newton’s laws of motion Picture Quote #1

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I don’t want to write an autobiography because I would become public property with no privacy left Picture Quote #1

The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities Picture Quote #1

It is generally recognised that women are better than men at languages, personal relations and multi-tasking, but less good at map-reading and spatial awareness. It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that women might be less good at mathematics and physics Picture Quote #1

The radiation left over from the Big Bang is the same as that in your microwave oven but very much less powerful. It would heat your pizza only to minus 271.3*C - not much good for defrosting the pizza, let alone cooking it Picture Quote #1

Obviously, because of my disability, I need assistance. But I have always tried to overcome the limitations of my condition and lead as full a life as possible. I have traveled the world, from the Antarctic to zero gravity Picture Quote #1

I think the brain is essentially a computer and consciousness is like a computer program. It will cease to run when the computer is turned off. Theoretically, it could be re-created on a neural network, but that would be very difficult, as it would require all one’s memories Picture Quote #1

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[In the Universe it may be that] Primitive life is very common and intelligent life is fairly rare. Some would say it has yet to occur on Earth Picture Quote #1

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: it would simply be. What place, then, for a creator? Picture Quote #1

Many people do not like the idea that time has a beginning, probably because it smacks of divine intervention. (The Catholic Church, on the other hand, seized on the big bang model and in 1951 officially pronounced it to be in accordance with the Bible Picture Quote #1

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 afterlife either. We have this one life to appreciate the grand design of the universe and for that, I am extremely grateful Picture Quote #1

We could call order by the name of God, but it would be an impersonal God. There’s not much personal about the laws of physics Picture Quote #1

When I was first diagnosed with ALS, I was given two years to live. Now 45 years later, I am doing pretty well Picture Quote #1

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[On President Bush’s plan to get to Mars in 10 years] Stupid. Robots would do a better job and be much cheaper because you don’t have to bring them back Picture Quote #1

We are all different. There is no such thing as a standard or run-of-the-mill human being, but we share the same human spirit Picture Quote #1

It is impossible to imagine a four-dimensional space. I personally find it hard enough to visualize a three-dimensional space! Picture Quote #1

There are no black holes - in the sense of regimes from which light can’t escape to infinity. There are however apparent horizons which persist for a period of time Picture Quote #1

It [AI] would take off on its own and redesign itself at an ever increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn’t compete and would be superseded Picture Quote #1

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, the fish would have a distorted view of reality. But how do we know we have the true, undistorted picture of reality? Picture Quote #1

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What I have learned from life is to make the most of what you have got (Stephen Hawking Quotes) We are very, very small, but we are profoundly capable of very, very big things (Stephen Hawking Quotes) Issuing an insurance policy against abduction by aliens seems a pretty safe bet (Stephen Hawking Quotes) Science is beautiful when it makes simple explanations of phenomena or connections between different observations (Stephen Hawking Quotes) Scientific discovery may not be better than sex, but the satisfaction lasts longer (Stephen Hawking Quotes) The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race (Stephen Hawking Quotes) Religion believes in miracles, but these aren’t compatible with science (Stephen Hawking Quotes) I think the human race has no future if it doesn’t go into space (Stephen Hawking Quotes) There is no physical law precluding particles from being organised in ways that perform even more advanced computations than the arrangements of particles in human brains (Stephen Hawking Quotes) ‘The Simpsons’ appearances were great fun. But I don’t take them too seriously. I think ‘The Simpsons’ have treated my disability responsibly (Stephen Hawking Quotes) It’s clearly possible for a something to acquire higher intelligence than its ancestors: we evolved to be smarter than our ape-like ancestors, and Einstein was smarter than his parents (Stephen Hawking Quotes) So great a contribution to physics was Two New Sciences that scholars have long maintained that the book anticipated Isaac Newton’s laws of motion (Stephen Hawking Quotes) I don’t want to write an autobiography because I would become public property with no privacy left (Stephen Hawking Quotes) The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities (Stephen Hawking Quotes) It is generally recognised that women are better than men at languages, personal relations and multi-tasking, but less good at map-reading and spatial awareness. It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that women might be less good at mathematics and physics (Stephen Hawking Quotes) The radiation left over from the Big Bang is the same as that in your microwave oven but very much less powerful. It would heat your pizza only to minus 271.3*C - not much good for defrosting the pizza, let alone cooking it (Stephen Hawking Quotes) Obviously, because of my disability, I need assistance. But I have always tried to overcome the limitations of my condition and lead as full a life as possible. I have traveled the world, from the Antarctic to zero gravity (Stephen Hawking Quotes) I think the brain is essentially a computer and consciousness is like a computer program. It will cease to run when the computer is turned off. Theoretically, it could be re-created on a neural network, but that would be very difficult, as it would require all one’s memories (Stephen Hawking Quotes) [In the Universe it may be that] Primitive life is very common and intelligent life is fairly rare. Some would say it has yet to occur on Earth (Stephen Hawking Quotes) 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: it would simply be. What place, then, for a creator? (Stephen Hawking Quotes) Many people do not like the idea that time has a beginning, probably because it smacks of divine intervention. (The Catholic Church, on the other hand, seized on the big bang model and in 1951 officially pronounced it to be in accordance with the Bible (Stephen Hawking Quotes) 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 afterlife either. We have this one life to appreciate the grand design of the universe and for that, I am extremely grateful (Stephen Hawking Quotes) We could call order by the name of God, but it would be an impersonal God. There’s not much personal about the laws of physics (Stephen Hawking Quotes) When I was first diagnosed with ALS, I was given two years to live. Now 45 years later, I am doing pretty well (Stephen Hawking Quotes) [On President Bush’s plan to get to Mars in 10 years] Stupid. Robots would do a better job and be much cheaper because you don’t have to bring them back (Stephen Hawking Quotes) We are all different. There is no such thing as a standard or run-of-the-mill human being, but we share the same human spirit (Stephen Hawking Quotes) It is impossible to imagine a four-dimensional space. I personally find it hard enough to visualize a three-dimensional space! (Stephen Hawking Quotes) There are no black holes - in the sense of regimes from which light can’t escape to infinity. There are however apparent horizons which persist for a period of time (Stephen Hawking Quotes) It [AI] would take off on its own and redesign itself at an ever increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn’t compete and would be superseded (Stephen Hawking Quotes) 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, the fish would have a distorted view of reality. But how do we know we have the true, undistorted picture of reality? (Stephen Hawking Quotes)

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