Stephen Hawking: Ten Pearls of Wisdom

[Jourdan]

My personal favorite is #10


# 1 "If we find the answer to that, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason – for then we would know the mind of God."


#2 "Because there is a law such as gravity, the Universe can and will create itself from nothing ... It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the Universe going."


#3 "I think it would be a disaster. The extraterrestrials would probably be far in advance of us. The history of advanced races meeting more primitive people on this planet is not very happy, and they were the same species. I think we should keep our heads low."


#4 "Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales. I therefore resolved not to have any equations at all."


#5"Maybe it says something about human nature, that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive"


#6"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."


#7 "The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognised. It is not enough for me to wear dark sunglasses and a wig. The wheelchair gives me away."


#8 "To show this diagram properly, I would really need a four dimensional screen. However, because of government cuts, we could manage to provide only a two dimensional screen."


#9 "Without imperfection, you or I would not exist."


#10 "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."



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/7978898/Stephen-Hawking-ten-pearls-of-wisdom.html

 

[Brittani]

I like the dude. Thanks lagavulin. :great:

 

[CLYDE55]

#5"Maybe it says something about human nature, that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive"

BINGO!!