When he was 21, Stephen Hawking learned he had
motor neurone disease.
Doctors told him he had a few years to live.
He's now 72 and one of the foremost physicists
alive — a professor at the University of Cambridge, an investigator
of black holes, and the author of the bestselling book "A Brief History of Time."
Here are a dozen quotes showing Hawking's approach
to science and to life.
1.- 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. Don’t be disabled in spirit, as well as physically."
2.- On priorities
"My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe,
why it is as it is and why it exists at all."
3.- On free will
"I have noticed that even people who claim everything is
predetermined and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross
the road."
4.- On humor
"Life would be tragic if it weren't funny."
5.- On his IQ
"I have no idea. People who boast about their I.Q. are
losers."
6.- On what he thinks about all day
"Women. They are a complete mystery."
7.- His advice to his three children
"One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet.
Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose, and life is empty
without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there
and don't throw it away."
8.- On why he writes for a popular audience
"I put a lot of effort into writing 'A Briefer History' at a time when I was
critically ill with pneumonia because I think that it's important for
scientists to explain their work, particularly in cosmology. This now answers
many questions once asked of religion."
9.- On the value of string theory
"When we understand string theory, we will know how the universe
began. It won't have much effect on how we live, but it is important to
understand where we come from and what we can expect to find as we
explore."
10.- On his health
"When I was first diagnosed with ALS, I was given two years to
live. Now 45 years later, I am doing pretty well."
11.- On God
"God may exist, but science can explain the universe without a need
for a creator."
12.- On hitting roadblocks
"It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep
thinking about the problem but work on something else. Sometimes it is years
before I see the way forward. In the case of information loss and black holes,
it was 29 years."
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