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The rate of progress is so rapid that what one learns at school or university is always a bit out of date. Only a few people can keep up with the rapidly advancing frontier of knowledge, and they have to devote their whole time to it and specialize in a small area. The rest of the population has little idea of the advances that are being made or the excitement they are generating.
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More Quotes by Stephen Hawking
associates and collaborators were Roger Penrose
If what we regard as real depends on our theory, how can we make reality the basis of our philosophy? But we cannot distinguish what is real about the universe without a theory. It makes no sense to ask if it corresponds to reality, because we do not know what reality is independent of a theory.
Aristarchus suspected that this was the case and believed that the stars we see in the night sky are actually nothing more than distant suns.
Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor.
We spend a great deal of time studying history, which, let’s face it, is mostly the history of stupidity. So
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. 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.
It is very important for young people keep their sense of wonder and keep asking why.
We don't let animals suffer, so why humans?
Look up at the stars, not down at your feet.
A snooze button is a poor substitute for no alarm clock at all.
