Stephen Hawking Quotes

I enjoy all forms of music - pop, classical and op... -Stephen Hawking

I enjoy all forms of music - pop, classical and opera.

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The speaker appreciates various genres of music, encompassing popular music, classical compositions, and opera performances.

I'm never any good in the morning. It is only afte... -Stephen Hawking

I'm never any good in the morning. It is only after four in the afternoon that I get going.

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.

I believe things cannot make themselves impossible.

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This quote implies that impossibility is not inherent to things or situations. It suggests that limitations or impossibilities are often a result of perception, belief, or understanding, rather than intrinsic characteristics of the objects or circumstances themselves.

As Irving Good realised in 1965, machines with superhuman intelligence could repeatedly improve their design even further, triggering what Vernor Vinge called a 'singularity.'

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.

God is the name people give to the reason we are here. But I think that reason is the laws of physics rather than someone with whom one can have a personal relationship. An impersonal God.

Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes t... -Stephen Hawking

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

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This quote, often attributed to Albert Einstein, suggests that God's actions or decisions can sometimes appear random or unpredictable, extending the metaphor of God playing dice to imply that divine intentions may not always be evident to humans.

Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or other dangers we have not yet thought of.

Time can behave like another direction in space un... -Stephen Hawking

Time can behave like another direction in space under extreme conditions.

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This quote suggests that under certain extreme circumstances, time can exhibit properties similar to spatial dimensions. It implies that time and space can interact and influence each other.

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.

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.

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

If we want to travel into the future, we just need to go fast. Really fast. And I think the only way we're ever likely to do that is by going into space.

It is not clear that intelligence has any long-ter... -Stephen Hawking

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

People won't have time for you if you are always a... -Stephen Hawking

People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also... -Stephen Hawking

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

God may exist, but science can explain the univers... -Stephen Hawking

God may exist, but science can explain the universe without the need for a creator.

The past, like the future, is indefinite and exist... -Stephen Hawking

The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities.

I believe the universe is governed by the laws of science. The laws may have been decreed by God, but God does not intervene to break the laws.

A zero-gravity flight is a first step toward space... -Stephen Hawking

A zero-gravity flight is a first step toward space travel.

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The quote indicates that experiencing a zero-gravity flight, which simulates weightlessness, serves as an initial stage or introduction to space travel. It suggests that such a flight can offer a glimpse or taste of the conditions encountered during actual space exploration.