Quotes By Stephen Hawking

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

If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans.

There is no unique picture of reality.

I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

Among physicists, I'm respected I hope.

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

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.

Why are we here? Where do we come from? Traditionally, these are questions for philosophy, but philosophy is dead.

Philosophers have not kept up with modern developments in science. Particularly physics.

People who boast about their I.Q. are losers.

God not only plays dice, but also sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.

There are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end ofthe search for the ultimate laws of nature.

Using e-mail, I can communicate with scientists all over the world.

There is a real danger that computers will develop intelligence and take over. We urgently need to develop direct connections to the brain so that computers can add to human intelligence rather than be in opposition.

In Britain, like most of the developed world, stem-cell research is regarded as a great opportunity. America will be left behind if it doesn't change policy.

There are too many accidents that can befall life on a single planet.

To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.

If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad principle by everyone. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and just ordinary people be able to take part in the discussion of why we and the universe exist.

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.

It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value.

Evolution has ensured that our brains just aren't equipped to visualise 11 dimensions directly. However, from a purely mathematical point of view it's just as easy to think in 11 dimensions, as it is to think in three or four.

Observations indicate that the universe is expanding at an ever increasing rate. It will expand forever, getting emptier and darker.

My work and my family are very important to me.

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.

With genetic engineering, we will be able to increase the complexity of our DNA, and improve the human race. But it will be a slow process, because one will have to wait about 18 years to see the effect of changes to the genetic code.

Women. They are a complete mystery.

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

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

Nothing cannot exist forever.

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