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.

Quote by Stephen Hawking

Topics: Mankind Quotes, Understanding Quotes, Universe Quotes

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human...

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human...

God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throws the dice where they cannot be...

God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throws the dice where they cannot be...

Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of...

Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of...

The old paradox: Can God make a stone so heavy that he can't lift it?

The old paradox: Can God make a stone so heavy that he can't lift it?

The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of...

The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of...

It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value.

It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value.

It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value

It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value

Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales.

Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen...

The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen...

When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have

When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have

I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do...

I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do...

My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is...

My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is...

The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen...

The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen...

To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.

To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have

When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and...

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and...

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to...

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to...

Thank those who matter. Appreciate those who care. Love those who are true. Thank, appreciate...

Thank those who matter. Appreciate those who care. Love those who are true. Thank, appreciate...

To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists...

To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists...