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I think the human race doesn't have a future if it doesn't go into space. (Stephen Hawking)
All my adult life people have been helping me. View quote
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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. View quote
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I believe everyone should have a broad picture of how the universe operates and our place in it. It is a basic human desire. And it also puts our worries in perspective. View quote
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Some people would claim that things like love, joy and beauty belong to a different category from science and can't be described in scientific terms, but I think they can now be explained by the theory of evolution. View quote
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Many badly needed goals, like fusion and cancer cure, would be achieved much sooner if we invested more. View quote
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Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. View quote
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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. View quote
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We are all now connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain. View quote
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I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an inexhaustible supply of energy, without pollution or global warming. View quote
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The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities. (Stephen Hawking)
Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge. View quote
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If the rate of expansion one second after the Big Bang had been smaller by even one part in a hundred thousand million million, it would have recollapsed before it reached its present size. On the other hand, if it had been greater by a part in a million, the universe would have expanded too rapidly for stars and planets to form. View quote
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Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion. View quote
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I wouldn't be here today if it were not for the NHS. I have received a large amount of high-quality treatment without which I would not have survived. View quote
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I think the brain is essentially a computer and consciousness is like a computer program. It will cease to run when the computer is turned off. Theoretically, it could be re-created on a neural network, but that would be very difficult, as it would require all one's memories. View quote
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Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing. View quote
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No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before. View quote
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Nothing cannot exist forever. View quote
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God may exist, but science can explain the universe without the need for a creator. View quote
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I was not a good student. I did not spend much time at college; I was too busy enjoying myself. (Stephen Hawking)
We are all different. There is no such thing as a standard or run-of-the-mill human being, but we share the same human spirit. View quote
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I believe things cannot make themselves impossible. View quote
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A few years ago, the city council of Monza, Italy, barred pet owners from keeping goldfish in curved bowls... saying that it is cruel to keep a fish in a bowl with curved sides because, gazing out, the fish would have a distorted view of reality. But how do we know we have the true, undistorted picture of reality? View quote
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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. View quote
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