Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking’s quotes are windows into the vast cosmos of his brilliant mind. His famous statement, “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge,” reflects his commitment to scientific inquiry. Hawking’s humor shines in his perspective on disability: “My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things it interferes with.” His iconic quote, “Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet,” encapsulates his awe for the universe. Hawking’s quotes continue to inspire curiosity and resilience worldwide.
Best Stephen Hawking Lines
Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet.
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.
Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.
The universe does not behave according to our pre-conceived ideas. It continues to surprise us.
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
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.
The thing about smart people is that they seem like crazy people to dumb people.
However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.
People who boast about their IQ are losers.
I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.
The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities.
Quiet people have the loudest minds.
My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.
It surprises me how disinterested we are today about things like physics, space, the universe and philosophy of our existence, our purpose, our final destination. It’s a crazy world out there. Be curious.
The only way to cope with something deadly serious is to try to treat it a little lightly.
However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
I believe things cannot make themselves impossible.
People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.
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.
The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities.
There is no unique picture of reality.
I am just a child who has never grown up. I still keep asking these ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions. Occasionally, I find an answer.
Not only does God play dice, but… he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.
The victim should have the right to end his life, if he wants. But I think it would be a great mistake. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there’s life, there is hope.
We are all different, but we share the same human spirit. Perhaps it’s human nature that we adapt, and survive.
The idea of 10 dimensions might sound exciting, but they would cause real problems if you forget where you parked your car.
One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn’t exist…Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.
The black holes of nature are the most perfect macroscopic objects there are in the universe: the only elements in their construction are our concepts of space and time.
People who lecture you about the inevitable decline of the human race have been wrong before. If they’re right this time, nobody will be around to know.
It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value.
The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognized. It is not enough for me to wear dark sunglasses and a wig. The wheelchair gives me away.
The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.
I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken-down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.
The past is a record of what has happened, the future is uncertain. We can only predict it in the statistical sense.
People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.
The universe is not indifferent to our existence — it depends on it.
However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. Where there’s life, there’s hope.
There is a fundamental difference between religion, which is based on authority, and science, which is based on observation and reason. Science will win because it works.
I have no idea. People who boast about their IQ are losers.
Although I cannot move and I have to speak through a computer, in my mind, I am free.
The only places where the powerful and great can still go are the places where the journalists can’t.
People take pride in what they do well, but they do not recognize or take pride in the characteristics that make them good at what they do.
It is not enough to believe in something, you also have to work for it.
The universe is governed by science. But science tells us that we can’t solve the equations, directly in the abstract.
There is nothing bigger or older than the universe.
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 Quotes In English
I have lived with the prospect of an early death for the last 49 years. I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.
The idea of 10 dimensions might sound exciting, but they would cause real problems if you forget where you parked your car.
I am just a child who has never grown up. I still keep asking these ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions. Occasionally, I find an answer.
The universe doesn’t allow perfection.
There is no time to cover everything. Like a particle in a quantum state, the book exists in all its possible states at once. But each reader is experiencing a particular version of the book.
I believe there are no questions that science cannot answer about a physical universe.
The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognized. It is not enough for me to wear dark sunglasses and a wig. The wheelchair gives me away.
People who boast about their IQ are losers.
Quiet people have the loudest minds.
The human capacity for guilt is such that people can always find ways to blame themselves.
I think computer viruses should count as life. Maybe it says something about human nature, that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive.
Mankind’s greatest achievements have come about by talking, and its greatest failures by not talking. It doesn’t have to be like this.
I am just a child who has never grown up. I still keep asking these ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions. Occasionally, I find an answer.
My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things it interferes with. Don’t be disabled in spirit, as well as physically.
Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.
It’s time for the human race to enter the solar system.
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.
The victim should have the right to end his life, if he wants. But I think it would be a great mistake. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there’s life, there is hope.
However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
Although I’m severely disabled, I have been successful in my scientific work. I travel widely and have been to Antarctica and Easter Island, down in a submarine and up on a zero-gravity flight. One of my greatest thrills was to attend a performance of ‘Zero G’ at the invitation of Peter Gabriel.
The message of this lecture is that black holes ain’t as black as they are painted. They are not the eternal prisons they were once thought.
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.
The more you know, the less you need.
I don’t need to know where the universe came from to know the meaning of my life.
Not only does God play dice, but… he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.
The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities.
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 am just a child who has never grown up. I still keep asking these ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions. Occasionally, I find an answer.
