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Stephen Hawking Quotes

I first had the idea of writing a popular book about the universe in 1982. My intention was partly to earn money to pay my daughter's school fees.

Stephen Hawking

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: physicist
Nationality: english
Birth: January 8, 1942 - March 14, 2018

Topics

Daughter Money School Writing Book

A loss never bothers me after I take it. I forget it overnight. But being wrong - not taking the loss - that is what does damage to the pocketbook and to the soul.

Jesse Livermore

Soul Me Loss Wrong Forget Never

If you think black people have a motivation problem, open up a Wal-Mart and advertise a thousand jobs. Watch 5,000 people show up.

People Black Think Motivation You

Stuff that's hidden and murky and ambiguous is scary because you don't know what it does.

You Know Hidden Scary Because Stuff

When you give up yourself, that's when you will feel the true spirit of Christmas. And that's giving that's serving others and that's when you feel fulfilled.

Yourself Feel Giving You True Will

I think people respect my work, but I was never in one of those movies that made me a star.

Robert Sean Leonard

Work Respect People Me Think Movies

Anything we can do that lets people find information more quickly is something we're interested in.

Stewart Butterfield

People Information Find More Quickly

My goal was not to be famous or rich but to be good at what I did. And that required going to New York and studying and working in the theater.

Good New York Rich Famous Goal New

I ran for Congress in 1992, but I lost the election, and I really dropped the idea of ever serving in Congress. Eventually, I went home and became the mayor of my city, West Palm Beach. I was mayor for eight years.

Home Beach City Election Lost Palm

It is not good to cross the bridge before you get to it.

Good Bridge You Get Cross Before

The standard model of particle physics describes forces and particles very well, but when you throw gravity into the equation, it all falls apart. You have to fudge the figures to make it work.

Work You Physics Gravity Well Throw

Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you prophesy right, nobody will remember it.

Remember You Wrong Nobody Forget

For example, I was a White House intern the summer before I dropped out of law school. Everybody knew about it. I'd come home and go to church and everybody would say, 'Oh, my God. Demetri, you're working at the White House.'

Home God School Law Church You

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