Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has... - Stephen Hawking
"Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor."
"Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor."
"[In the Universe it may be that] Primitive life is very common and intelligent life is fairly rare. Some would say it has yet to occur on Earth."
"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."
"Life would be tragic if it weren't funny."
"My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus."[The Science of Second-Guessing (New York Times Magazine Interview, December 12, 2004)]"
"why are we here?where do we come from?traditionally,these are questionsfor philosophy,but philosophy is dead"