English - Physicist | January 8, 1942 - March 14, 2018
In my opinion, there is no aspect of reality beyond the reach of the human mind.
Stephen Hawking
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I believe things cannot make themselves impossible.
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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.
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One can't predict the weather more than a few days in advance.
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Time travel used to be thought of as just science fiction, but Einstein's general theory of relativity allows for the possibility that we could warp space-time so much that you could go off in a rocket and return before you set out.
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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.
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My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit as well as physically.
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In my school, the brightest boys did math and physics, the less bright did physics and chemistry, and the least bright did biology. I wanted to do math and physics, but my father made me do chemistry because he thought there would be no jobs for mathematicians.
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When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have.
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We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet.
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Even if it turns out that time travel is impossible, it is important that we understand why it is impossible.
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I was born on January 8, 1942, exactly three hundred years after the death of Galileo. I estimate, however, that about two hundred thousand other babies were also born that day. I don't know whether any of them was later interested in astronomy.
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