Stephen Hawking Quotes

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."
-Stephen Hawking

"When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have."
-Stephen Hawking in Appreciation quotes.

"The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired."
-Stephen Hawking in Science quotes.

"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."
-Stephen Hawking in Computers quotes.

"Not only does God play dice with the Universe - he sometimes casts them where they can't be seen."
-Stephen Hawking

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

"I think that it's important for scientists to explain their work, particularly in cosmology. This now answers many questions once asked of religion."
-Stephen Hawking

"For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imaginations, we learned to talk."
-Stephen Hawking

"To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit."
-Stephen Hawking

"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."
-Stephen Hawking

"I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was able to reason."
-Stephen Hawking

"All the evidence shows that God was actually quite a gambler, and the universe is a great casino, where dice are thrown, and roulette wheels spin on every occasion."
-Stephen Hawking in God quotes.

"Equations are just the boring part of mathematics. I attempt to see things in terms of geometry."
-Stephen Hawking

"We shouldn't be surprised that conditions in the universe are suitable for life, but this is not evidence that the universe was designed to allow for life."
-Stephen Hawking

"If human life were long enough to find the ultimate theory, everything would have been solved by previous generations. Nothing would be left to be discovered."
-Stephen Hawking

"It is a waste of time to be angry about my disability. One has to get on with life and I haven't done badly. People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining."
-Stephen Hawking

"Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen."
-Stephen Hawking in Chance quotes.